Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/siniskalk
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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 *siniskalkaz, from *siniz (“old”) + *skalkaz (“servant”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (siniskalks).
Noun[edit]
Declension[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *siniskalk | |
| Genitive | *siniskalkas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *siniskalk | *siniskalkō, *siniskalkōs |
| Accusative | *siniskalk | *siniskalkā |
| Genitive | *siniskalkas | *siniskalkō |
| Dative | *siniskalkē | *siniskalkum |
| Instrumental | *siniskalku | *siniskalkum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old High German: senescalh, siniscalh, siniscalc
- → Medieval Latin: siniscalcus, senescalcus, sinescalcus, seniscalcus [692 CE] (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “sen(o)-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 907-908
- ^ Brachet, A. (1882) “SÉNÉCHAL”, in Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 3rd edition, London: Oxford/Henry Frowde, page 358b