Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saiwalu
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.
Noun[edit]
*saiwalu f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *saiwalu | |
| Genitive | *saiwalā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *saiwalu | *saiwalō |
| Accusative | *saiwalā | *saiwalā |
| Genitive | *saiwalā | *saiwalō |
| Dative | *saiwalē | *saiwalōm, *saiwalum |
| Instrumental | *saiwalu | *saiwalōm, *saiwalum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: sāwol, sāwel, sāwal, sāul, sawl, sōwhul, sawul
- Old Frisian: sēla
- Old Saxon: sēola
- Old Dutch: sēla
- Old High German: sēla
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330: “PWGmc *saiwalu”