Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seþlą

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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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Etymology

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From pre-Germanic *sét-lom, probably continuing earlier *sét-ōl; compare *sadulaz, which seems to point to an earlier *sót-l̥, *s(o)t-né-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *set- (to be stable), cognate with Ancient Greek ἐτάζω (etázō), Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós). Despite the appealing semantics, this cannot represent *sed-tlom, as that would have given *seslą, just as *sed-tos gave *sessaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*seþlą n

  1. seat

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *seþlą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *seþlą *seþlō
vocative *seþlą *seþlō
accusative *seþlą *seþlō
genitive *seþlas, *siþlis *seþlǫ̂
dative *seþlai *seþlamaz
instrumental *seþlō *seþlamiz
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Descendants

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  • Old English: seþl (merged(?) with the reflex of *setlaz)
  • Old Saxon: sethal
  • Old High German: sedal