Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saidô

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey- (to bind, fetter).

Noun edit

*saidô m[2]

  1. band

Inflection edit

masculine an-stemDeclension of *saidô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *saidô *saidaniz
vocative *saidô *saidaniz
accusative *saidanų *saidanunz
genitive *saidiniz *saidanǫ̂
dative *saidini *saidammaz
instrumental *saidinē *saidammiz

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saidō
  • Old Norse: seiðr
  • Proto-Finnic: *häici (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*saiðaz ~ *saiþaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 312
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus Jann (2009) Consonant and vowel gradation in the Proto-Germanic n-stems (PhD thesis)[2], Leiden: Leiden University, page 81