Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seuhslō

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

Alternative forms

• *sūhslō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sewg- (“grievous; sorrowful; ill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseu̯x.slɔː/

Noun

*seuhslō f

1. pain; torment; affliction; suffering; agony
2. addiction; obsession

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *seuhslō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*seuhslō	*seuhslôz
vocative	*seuhslō	*seuhslôz
accusative	*seuhslǭ	*seuhslōz
genitive	*seuhslōz	*seuhslǫ̂
dative	*seuhslōi	*seuhslōmaz
instrumental	*seuhslō	*seuhslōmiz

Derived terms

• *seuhslagaz

Related terms

• *seukaz
• *suhtiz

Descendants

• Old English: sūsl f; sūsl n
• Old Norse: sýsla f; sýsl f
  • Icelandic: sýsla
  • (Norwegian: sysle (verb))
  • Old Swedish: sȳsla
    • Swedish: syssla