Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hagustald

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 *hagustaldaz. Equivalent to *hagu (“enclosure, pasture”) +‎ *stald (“dwelling”).

Noun

*hagustald m

1. young man
2. servant

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hagustald
Genitive	*hagustaldas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hagustald	*hagustaldō, *hagustaldōs
Accusative	*hagustald	*hagustaldā
Genitive	*hagustaldas	*hagustaldō
Dative	*hagustaldē	*hagustaldum
Instrumental	*hagustaldu	*hagustaldum

Descendants

• Old English: hagosteald, hagusteald, hæġsteald, hehsteald
  • Middle English: hassel, haselle
  • →? Old Norse: haukstaldar, haukstallar
• Old Saxon: hagastald, hagustald
  • Middle Low German: hāgestolte, hāgestolt, hāgenstolt
• Old High German: hagastalt, hagustalt
  • Middle High German: hagestalt, hagestolt
    • German: Hagestolz