Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sinīgaz

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

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From Proto-Indo-European *senikos (old) equivalent to *senaz (old) +‎ *-īgaz (forms adjectives from nouns). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἕνος (hénos), Sanskrit सन (sána), Old Armenian հին (hin) and Latin senex.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*sinīgaz[1]

  1. old

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (sineigs)

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*senīga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 433