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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kustārī

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

Borrowed from Late Latin custor +‎ *-ārī and Medieval Latin costurārius.[1][2]

Noun

*kustārī m

  1. (Christianity) churchwarden

Inflection
Masculine ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *kustārī
Genitive *kustārijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kustārī *kustārijō, *kustārijōs
Accusative *kustārī *kustārijā
Genitive *kustārijas *kustārijō
Dative *kustārijē *kustārijum
Instrumental *kustāriju *kustārijum

Alternative reconstructions
  • *kosturārī

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: kuster
  • Old Saxon: kostarāri, *kustāri
    • Middle Low German: köstere, köster, küstere, küster
      • German Low German: Köster
  • Old Dutch: *kustarāri, *kustāri
    • Middle Dutch: custenaer, gusterer, küstrer, küstner, costere, coster, custer (reinforced by Old French costre)
  • Old High German: kustor, kuster

References
  1. Franck, Johannes (1936) “koster”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff
  2. Holthausen, Ferdinand (1954) “kostarāri”, in Altsächsisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German), Cologne: Böhlau Verlag, page 43
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