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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aisk

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 *aiskaz, nominalized from a secondary full-grade of unattested *iskaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂is-sḱé-ti, from *h₂eys- (“to request”) +‎ *-sḱéti. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *jьskati (“to look for, seek”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišćáti (“to wish, desire”).

Noun

*aisk m

  1. question, inquiry
  2. request, demand
  3. claim

Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *aisk
Genitive *aiskas
Singular Plural
Nominative *aisk *aiskō, *aiskōs
Accusative *aisk *aiskā
Genitive *aiskas *aiskō
Dative *aiskē *aiskum
Instrumental *aisku *aiskum

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *aisk
    • Middle Low German: êsch, eisch
  • Old Dutch: *eisk
    • Middle Dutch: eische, eisc, eesch, heesch
  • Old High German: *eisk
    • Middle High German: eisch
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