Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walþumaistar

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *walþu (“forest”) +‎ *maistar (“master”).

Noun

*walþumaistar m

1. woodruff (Asperula odorata)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*walþumaistar
Genitive	*walþumaistaras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*walþumaistar	*walþumaistarō, *walþumaistarōs
Accusative	*walþumaistar	*walþumaistarā
Genitive	*walþumaistaras	*walþumaistarō
Dative	*walþumaistarē	*walþumaistarum
Instrumental	*walþumaistaru	*walþumaistarum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *waldmēstar
  • Middle Low German: wôltmēster
• Old Dutch: *waltmēster
  • Middle Dutch: woutmeester, woutmeister
    • Dutch: woudmeester
• Old High German: *waldmeistar
  • Middle High German: waltmeister
    • German: Waldmeister
      • → English: waldmeister
• → French: waumaistre (dialectal)