Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/naust(r)

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 Proto-Germanic *naustą (“ship-shed, basin”). Equivalent to *nō (“ship, vessel”) +‎ *-st(r).

Noun

*naust(r) m

basin, trough

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*naust(r)
Genitive	*naust(r)as
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*naust(r)	naust(r)ō, naust(r)ōs
Accusative	*naust(r)	*naust(r)ā
Genitive	*naust(r)as	*naust(r)ō
Dative	*naust(r)ē	*naust(r)um
Instrumental	*naust(r)u	*naust(r)um

Descendants

Old English: næster
Old Frisian: nōst
- North Frisian: nost
Old Saxon: *nōst, *nōsto
- Middle Low German: nôste
>? Old High German: nuosk
- Middle High German: nuosch

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