Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sīdā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sīda, from Late Latin sēta (“silk”), from Latin saeta (“bristle (of horsehair)”).

Noun

*sīdā f

1. silk

   Synonym: *seluk

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sīdā
Genitive	*sīdōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sīdā	*sīdōn
Accusative	*sīdōn	*sīdōn
Genitive	*sīdōn	*sīdōnō
Dative	*sīdōn	*sīdōm, *sīdum
Instrumental	*sīdōn	*sīdōm, *sīdum

Descendants

• Old English: sīde
• Old Saxon: *sīda
  • Middle Low German: sîde, seide
    • → Latvian: zīds
• Old Dutch: *sīda
  • Middle Dutch: sīde
    • Dutch: zijde
      • Afrikaans: sy
      • Negerhollands: sie
• Old High German: sīda
  • Middle High German: sīde
    • German: Seide
    • Hunsrik: Seid