Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sigiþō

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

  • *sigiþǭ

Etymology

Likely a nominal formation from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), and related to *sagō (“saw”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.ɣi.θɔ̃ː/

Noun

*sigiþō f

  1. sickle
    Synonym: *sigiþiz

Inflection

Declension of *sigiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sigiþō *sigiþôz
vocative *sigiþō *sigiþôz
accusative *sigiþǭ *sigiþōz
genitive *sigiþōz *sigiþǫ̂
dative *sigiþōi *sigiþōmaz
instrumental *sigiþō *sigiþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sigiþā (< *sigiþǭ)
  • Old Norse: sigð

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*seʒiþaz ~ *seʒiþōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
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