Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sanþą

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

Etymology edit

Substantivization of *sanþaz (“true”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑn.θɑ̃/

Noun edit

*sanþą n^[1]

truth

Inflection edit

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sanþą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sanþą	*sanþō
vocative	*sanþą	*sanþō
accusative	*sanþą	*sanþō
genitive	sanþas, sanþis	*sanþǫ̂
dative	*sanþai	*sanþamaz
instrumental	*sanþō	*sanþamiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *sanþ
- Old English: sōþ
  - Middle English: soth
    - English: sooth
    - Scots: suthe, suith
- Old Saxon: sōth
- Old High German: *sand
  - ⇒ Old High German: sandōn
Old Norse: sannr, saðr
- Icelandic: sannur

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “sanþaz~sanþan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 318

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “sanþaz~sanþan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 318

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