Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīhwaną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to filter”).
Pronunciation
Verb
- to filter
Inflection
Note: Voiced Verner alternant gw becomes w, but g next to u.
Conjugation of *sīhwaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms
- *saigijaną (original causative)
- *saikijaną (secondary causative)
- *sikkōną (zero-grade iterative)
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *sīhwan
- Old Norse: sía
- Icelandic: sía
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sīhwan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 435-436
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sīxwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 329-330