*rustaz

Runic: ᚱᚢᛊᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈrus.tɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

rust

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *rudʰ-s-tos-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (‘red’). Compare Lithuanian rùstas (‘brown-red’). Also compare Latin russus (‘red, reddish-brown’), Proto-Slavic *rusъ (‘fair, blonde (of hair), yellow, red, light-colored’) (whence Russian ру́сый (rúsyj, ‘fair(-haired), blond(e), light brown (of hair), dirty blond’)).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.rustazrustōz, rustōs
Acc.rustąrustanz
Gen.rustas, rustisrustǫ̂
Dat.rustairustamaz
Inst.rustōrustamiz
Voc.rustrustōz, rustōs

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Descendants

  • *rust (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rost, *rōst (Old Dutch)
      • rost, roest (Middle Dutch)
        • roest (Dutch)
          • roes (Afrikaans)
  • *rust (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rust, rūst (Old English)
      • rust, rost, roste, roust, rouste, ruste (Middle English)
        • rust (English)
        • roost, roust (Scots)
  • *rust (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rust, *rost (Old Frisian)
      • rust (Saterland Frisian)
      • roast (West Frisian)
  • *rust (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rost (Old High German)
      • rost (Middle High German)
        • Rost (German)
        • Rascht (Luxembourgish)
  • *rust (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rost (Old Saxon)
      • rost (Middle Low German)
        • Rost (German Low German)
  • *rustr (Old Norse)
    • rust (Danish)
    • rust, ryst (Norwegian)
    • rost (Swedish)
  • *𐍂𐌿𐍃- (*rus-) (Gothic)
  • *ruostë (Proto-Samic)
  • *roostëk (Proto-Finnic)

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