Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sigiþō

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

• *sigiþǭ

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut, cut off, sever”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsi.ɣi.θɔ̃ː/

Noun

*sigiþō f

1. sickle

   Synonym: *sigiþiz

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *sigiþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sigiþō	*sigiþôz
vocative	*sigiþō	*sigiþôz
accusative	*sigiþǭ	*sigiþōz
genitive	*sigiþōz	*sigiþǫ̂
dative	*sigiþōi	*sigiþōmaz
instrumental	*sigiþō	*sigiþōmiz

Related terms

• *sagō
• *sigiþiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sigiþā (< *sigiþǭ)
  • Old Saxon: *sigitha
    • Middle Low German: segede, sigde, sichte, sicht
      • German Low German: Sichte, Sicht
  • Old Dutch: *sigitha
    • Middle Dutch: sichte
      • Dutch: zichte, zicht
• Old Norse: sigð
  • Icelandic: sigð
  • Norwegian: sigd