Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sēwiz

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

• *sēhwijaz

Etymology

Vṛddhi gerundive of *sehwaną (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːwiz/

Adjective

*sēwiz

1. (North Germanic) seeing, able to be seen, visible

Inflection

Declension of *sēwiz (i-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*sēwiz	*sēwijai	*sēwī	*sēwijôz	*sēwį, *-jatō	*sēwijō
accusative	*sēwijanǭ	*sēwijanz	*sēwijǭ	*sēwijōz	*sēwį, *-jatō	*sēwijō
genitive	*sēwijas, *sēwīs	*sēwijaizǫ̂	*sēwijaizōz	*sēwijaizǫ̂	*sēwijas, *sēwīs	*sēwijaizǫ̂
dative	*sēwijammai	*sēwijaimaz	*sēwijaizōi	*sēwijaimaz	*sēwijammai	*sēwijaimaz
instrumental	*sēwijanō	*sēwijaimiz	*sēwijaizō	*sēwijaimiz	*sēwijanō	*sēwijaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*sēwijô	*sēwijaniz	*sēwijǭ	*sēwijōniz	*sēwijô	*sēwijōnō
accusative	*sēwijanų	*sēwijanunz	*sēwijōnų	*sēwijōnunz	*sēwijô	*sēwijōnō
genitive	*sēwīniz	*sēwijanǫ̂	*sēwijōniz	*sēwijōnǫ̂	*sēwīniz	*sēwijanǫ̂
dative	*sēwīni	*sēwijammaz	*sēwijōni	*sēwijōmaz	*sēwīni	*sēwijammaz
instrumental	*sēwīnē	*sēwijammiz	*sēwijōnē	*sēwijōmiz	*sēwīnē	*sēwijammiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: *sær, -sær
  • Icelandic: sær, -sær

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN