Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sīn

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *sīnaz.

Determiner edit

*sīn[1]

  1. his/her/its/their own

Inflection edit

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *sīn
Genitive *sīnas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sīn *sīnu *sīn
Accusative *sīnanā *sīnā *sīn
Genitive *sīnas *sīneʀā *sīnas
Dative *sīnumē *sīneʀē *sīnumē
Instrumental *sīnu *sīneʀu *sīnu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sīnē *sīnō *sīnu
Accusative *sīnā *sīnā *sīnu
Genitive *sīneʀō *sīneʀō *sīneʀō
Dative *sīnēm, *sīnum *sīnēm, *sīnum *sīnēm, *sīnum
Instrumental *sīnēm, *sīnum *sīnēm, *sīnum *sīnēm, *sīnum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: sīn
  • Old Frisian: sīn
    • Saterland Frisian: sin
    • West Frisian: syn
  • Old Saxon: sīn
    • Middle Low German: sîn
      • German Low German: sien
      • Low German: sin
  • Old Dutch: sīn
  • Old High German: sīn

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125:*sīn