Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saifr

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 Proto-Germanic *saifraz, from Proto-Indo-European *seyp- (“to flow, run, drip”).

Noun

*saifr m

  1. slime, drool, spit

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *saifr
Genitive *saifras
Singular Plural
Nominative *saifr *saifrō, *saifrōs
Accusative *saifr *saifrā
Genitive *saifras *saifrō
Dative *saifrē *saifrum
Instrumental *saifru *saifrum

Descendants

  • Old English: sāfor
  • Old Frisian: sāver, sēver
  • Old Saxon: *sēvar
  • Old Dutch: *sēvar
  • Old High German: seifar, seivar
    • Middle High German: seifer
      • German: Seifer (archaic, dialectal)
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