Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sikilu
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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
Borrowed from Latin secula (“sickle”), readjusted by instrumental suffix *-ilu (compare *skutilu), and perhaps also influenced by Latin sīcīlis (“sickle”).[1][2] Thought to be related to *sigiþī (“sickle”).
Noun edit
*sikilu f
Inflection edit
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *sikilu | |
| Genitive | *sikilā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sikilu | *sikilō |
| Accusative | *sikilā | *sikilā |
| Genitive | *sikilā | *sikilō |
| Dative | *sikilē | *sikilōm, *sikilum |
| Instrumental | *sikilu | *sikilōm, *sikilum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: sicol m, sicul, siċel; siocol
- Old Frisian: *sikel, *sitsel
- Old Saxon: *sikila
- Old Dutch: *sikila
- Old High German: sihhila, sichila
References edit
- ^ Franck, Johannes (1936) “sikkel II”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff: “uit lat. secula “id.”. De vorm sikkel misschien uit vulgairlat. *sec’la”
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “sikkel”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press: “Ontleend aan vulgair Latijn *sicila ‘sikkel’, nevenvorm van klassiek Latijn sīcīlis ‘sikkel’.”