Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sanþafast

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 *sanþ (true) +‎ *-fast.

Adjective

*sanþafast

  1. (North Sea Germanic) honest
  2. (North Sea Germanic) true

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *sanþafast
Genitive *sanþafastas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sanþafast *sanþafastu *sanþafast
Accusative *sanþafastanā *sanþafastā *sanþafast
Genitive *sanþafastas *sanþafasteʀā *sanþafastas
Dative *sanþafastumē *sanþafasteʀē *sanþafastumē
Instrumental *sanþafastu *sanþafasteʀu *sanþafastu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sanþafastē *sanþafastō *sanþafastu
Accusative *sanþafastā *sanþafastā *sanþafastu
Genitive *sanþafasteʀō *sanþafasteʀō *sanþafasteʀō
Dative *sanþafastēm, *sanþafastum *sanþafastēm, *sanþafastum *sanþafastēm, *sanþafastum
Instrumental *sanþafastēm, *sanþafastum *sanþafastēm, *sanþafastum *sanþafastēm, *sanþafastum

Descendants

  • Old English: sōþfæst
  • Old Saxon: sōthfast