Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/segl
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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 *seglą.
Noun[edit]
*segl n[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *segl | |
| Genitive | *seglas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *segl | *seglu |
| Accusative | *segl | *seglu |
| Genitive | *seglas | *seglō |
| Dative | *seglē | *seglum |
| Instrumental | *seglu | *seglum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: seġl, seġel
- Old Frisian: seil
- Old Saxon: segal, segel
- Old Dutch: segil
- Old High German: segal
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 329: “PWGmc *segl”