Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/golþamassing

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 *golþ (gold) +‎ *massing (brass).

Noun

*golþamassing m

  1. orichalcum, yellow copper ore

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *golþamassing(a)
Genitive *golþamassingas
Singular Plural
Nominative *golþamassing(a) *golþamassingōs
Accusative *golþamassing(a) *golþamassingā
Genitive *golþamassingas *golþamassingō
Dative *golþamassingē *golþamassingum
Instrumental *golþamassingu *golþamassingum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *golþamassjing

Descendants

  • Old English: goldmæstling, goldmestling, goldmæslinc (altered by -ling, intrusive -t-)
    • Middle English: goldmessing
  • Old Saxon: goldmessing
  • Old High German: goldmessing, goldmessinc