Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seuhslō

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

Alternative forms

  • *sūhslō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sewg- (“grievous; sorrowful; ill”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseu̯x.slɔː/

Noun

*seuhslō f

  1. pain; torment; affliction; suffering; agony
  2. addiction; obsession

Inflection

Declension of *seuhslō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *seuhslō *seuhslôz
vocative *seuhslō *seuhslôz
accusative *seuhslǭ *seuhslōz
genitive *seuhslōz *seuhslǫ̂
dative *seuhslōi *seuhslōmaz
instrumental *seuhslō *seuhslōmiz

Derived terms

  • *seuhslagaz

Descendants

  • Old English: sūsl f; sūsl n
  • Old Norse: sýsla f; sýsl f
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