Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/siduz
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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
Uncertain. On the suggestion that the meaning "custom" developed from "band, bond", Kroonen tentatively reconstructs Pre-Germanic *sh₂itús (“bond, rule, tradition”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂y- (“to bind”).[1]
Another possibility, though implausible because it would require *swid-, lies in derivation from Proto-Indo-European *swedʰ- (“wont, habit, custom”), cognate with Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “character; custom, habit”), Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā, “wont, custom, pleasure”), Latin suēscō (“grow accustomed, habituate, acclimate, train”), Latin sodālis (“mate, companion, comrade”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*siduz m
Inflection edit
| u-stemDeclension of *siduz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *siduz | *sidiwiz | |
| vocative | *sidu | *sidiwiz | |
| accusative | *sidų | *sidunz | |
| genitive | *sidauz | *sidiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *sidiwi | *sidumaz | |
| instrumental | *sidū | *sidumiz | |