Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehwǭ

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to see, notice).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*sehwǭ f

  1. seeing, sight
  2. (anatomy) eyeball, pupil

Declension

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ōn-stemDeclension of *sehwǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sehwǭ *sehwōniz
vocative *sehwǭ *sehwōniz
accusative *sehwōnų *sehwōnunz
genitive *sehwōniz *sehwōnǫ̂
dative *sehwōni *sehwōmaz
instrumental *sehwōnē *sehwōmiz
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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *sehwā
    • Old English: sēo, sēa, sīo f or m
    • Old Frisian: siā m
    • Old Saxon: seha
    • Old Saxon: seho, sio m
    • Old Dutch: sia
    • Old High German: seha
  • Old Norse: *sjá