Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sarkiz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to string; tie; attach; connect; sleep with).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑr.kiz/

Noun

*sarkiz m

  1. sark, shirt
  2. coat of mail

Inflection

Declension of *sarkiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sarkiz *sarkīz
vocative *sarki *sarkīz
accusative *sarkį *sarkinz
genitive *sarkīz *sarkijǫ̂
dative *sarkī *sarkimaz
instrumental *sarkī *sarkimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sarki
    • Old English: sierċe, serċ, syrċ, syriċ, serċe, syrċe, sirċe
      • Middle English: serk, serke, sark (through the Anglian variant)
    • Old Frisian: *serk
  • Old Norse: serkr
    • Icelandic: serkur
    • Faroese: serkur
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: serk
    • Old Swedish: særker
    • Old Danish: særk
      • Danish: særk
        • Norwegian Bokmål: serk
    • Scanian: særk