Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sehwā
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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 *sehwǭ.
Noun edit
*sehwā f[1]
Inflection edit
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *sehwā | |
| Genitive | *sehwōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sehwā | *sehwōn |
| Accusative | *sehwōn | *sehwōn |
| Genitive | *sehwōn | *sehwōnō |
| Dative | *sehwōn | *sehwōm, *sehwum |
| Instrumental | *sehwōn | *sehwōm, *sehwum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: sēo, sēa, sīo f or m
- Old Frisian: siā m
- Old Saxon: seha
- Old Saxon: seho, sio m
- Old Dutch: sia
- Old High German: seha
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 316: “PWGmc *sehwā”