Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/se-

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

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swe-, combining form of *swé.

Pronoun

*se-

himself, herself, themselves (3rd person reflexive pronoun)

Inflection

Proto-Germanic personal pronouns
		nominative	accusative	dative/instr	possessive
singular	first person	ek (unstressed ik)	mek (unstressed mik)	*miz	*mīnaz
singular	second person	*þū	þek (unstressed þik)	*þiz	*þīnaz
dual	first person	wet (unstressed wit)	*unk	*unkiz	*unkeraz
dual	second person	jut, jit	*inkw	*inkwiz	*inkweraz
plural	first person	wīz (unstressed wiz)	*uns	*unsiz	*unseraz
plural	second person	jūz, jīz	*izwiz	*izwiz	*izweraz
reflexive		(*se-)	sek (unstressed sik)	*siz	*sīnaz

Alternative reconstructions

*sez^[1]

Descendants

See *sek, *siz and *sīnaz

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sez”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 326–327

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sez”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 326–327

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