Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/seluk

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 sericus (“silk”), from Late Latin sēricus, along side *silikō (“silk”).

Noun

*seluk m

1. silk

   Synonyms: *sīdā, *silikō

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*seluk
Genitive	*selukas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*seluk	*selukō, *selukōs
Accusative	*seluk	*selukā
Genitive	*selukas	*selukō
Dative	*selukē	*selukum
Instrumental	*seluku	*selukum

Alternative reconstructions

• *seruk

Related terms

• *silikō

Descendants

• Old English: seolc, seoluc, seoloc, sioluc
  • Middle English: selk, silk
    • English: silk
    • Scots: selk, silke, silk
• Old High German: serih
  • ⇒ Old High German: serihīg, serihhīg