Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sagisnu

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

From *sagi or *sagu (“saw”) +‎ *-snu (instrumental suffix).

Noun

*sagisnu f

  1. scythe

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *sagisnu
Genitive *sagisnā
Singular Plural
Nominative *sagisnu *sagisnō
Accusative *sagisnā *sagisnā
Genitive *sagisnā *sagisnō
Dative *sagisnē *sagisnōm, *sagisnum
Instrumental *sagisnu *sagisnōm, *sagisnum

Descendants

  • Old Frisian:
  • Old Saxon: segisna
    • Middle Low German: seisene, seisen, sēgedese, seysne, sēsne, sēsene, sēssenē
      • German Low German: Seeß, Seiß
  • Old Dutch: *segisna
  • Old High German: segisna, (with metathesis) segansa
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