*laistaz

Runic: ᛚᚨᛁᛊᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑi̯s.tɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

  1. track, trace
  2. footprint

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *loystos, from the root *leys- (‘to track, pursue; track, furrow, trace, trail’) (see there for cognates). Along with *laistiz, has been often compared to Ancient Greek λοῖσθος (loîsthos) (loîsthos, ‘left behind, last, utmost’), but this etymology for the Greek word has no formal explanation.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.laistazlaistōz, laistōs
Acc.laistąlaistanz
Gen.laistas, laistislaistǫ̂
Dat.laistailaistamaz
Inst.laistōlaistamiz
Voc.laistlaistōz, laistōs

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Descendants

  • *laist (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lēst (Old Dutch)
      • lêest (Middle Dutch)
        • leest (Dutch)
          • lees (Afrikaans)
  • *laist (Proto-West Germanic)
    • lāst (Old English)
      • last (Middle English)
        • last (English)
        • last (Scots)
  • *laist (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lāst, *lēst (Old Frisian)
      • Läist (Saterland Frisian)
      • least (West Frisian)
  • *laist (Proto-West Germanic)
    • leist (Old High German)
      • leist (Middle High German)
        • Leisten (German)
  • *laist (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *lēst (Old Saxon)
      • lêst, leist (Middle Low German)
  • leistr (Old Norse)
    • læst (Danish)
    • leistur (Faroese)
    • leistur (Icelandic)
    • leist (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • läst (Swedish)
  • 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (laists) (Gothic)

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