Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sail

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

From Proto-Germanic *sailą.

Noun

*sail n

rope, cord
Synonym: *raip

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sail
Genitive	*sailas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sail	*sailu
Accusative	*sail	*sailu
Genitive	*sailas	*sailō
Dative	*sailē	*sailum
Instrumental	*sailu	*sailum

Related terms

Derived terms

*sailijan

Descendants

Old English: sāl
- Middle English: sal, sole, soole
  - Scots: sale, saill, saile, seill, seale
  - English: sole
Old Frisian: sēl, sēle
- Saterland Frisian: Seel
- West Frisian: seel
Old Saxon: sēl
- Middle Low German: sêl, seil
  - German Low German: Seel
Old Dutch: *sēl
- Middle Dutch: sêel
  - Dutch: zeel
Old High German: seil
- Middle High German: seil
  - German: Seil
  - Luxembourgish: Seel