Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/abunsti

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

Alternative forms

• *abundi, *abandi, *abansti

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *abundiz, remodelled after *unsti.

Noun

*abunsti f

1. envy

   Synonym: *anadō

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*abunsti
Genitive	*abunstī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*abunsti	*abunstī
Accusative	*abunsti	*abunstī
Genitive	*abunstī	*abunstijō
Dative	*abunstī	*abunstim, *abunstijum
Instrumental	*abunstī	*abunstim, *abunstijum

Descendants

• Old English: æfǣst, æfest, æfst; æfstu
  • ⇒ Middle English: ævestlīce (adverb)
• Old Saxon: avunst
• Old High German: abunt, abanst
  • Middle High German: abunst, abanst