Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/seluk

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin sericus (silk), from Late Latin sēricus, along side *silikō (silk).[1]

Noun

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*seluk m

  1. silk
    Synonyms: *sīdā, *silikō

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *seluk
Genitive *selukas
Singular Plural
Nominative *seluk *selukō, *selukōs
Accusative *seluk *selukā
Genitive *selukas *selukō
Dative *selukē *selukum
Instrumental *seluku *selukum

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *seruk
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “zijde 2”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN