Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sair

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *sairaz.

Adjective

*sair

  2. painful, sore
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *sair
Genitive *sairas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sair *sairu *sair
Accusative *sairanā *sairā *sair
Genitive *sairas *saireʀā *sairas
Dative *sairumē *saireʀē *sairumē
Instrumental *sairu *saireʀu *sairu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *sairē *sairō *sairu
Accusative *sairā *sairā *sairu
Genitive *saireʀō *saireʀō *saireʀō
Dative *sairēm, *sairum *sairēm, *sairum *sairēm, *sairum
Instrumental *sairēm, *sairum *sairēm, *sairum *sairēm, *sairum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old English: sār
  • Old Frisian: *sēr, *sār
    • Saterland Frisian: seer
    • West Frisian: sear
  • Old Saxon: *sēr
    • Middle Low German: sēr
  • Old Dutch: *sēr
  • Old High German: sēr

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sairą, cognate with Proto-Norse *ᛊᚨᛁᚱᚨ (*saira).

Noun

*sair n

  2. pain
  3. wound
Inflection
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *sair
Genitive *sairas
Singular Plural
Nominative *sair *sairu
Accusative *sair *sairu
Genitive *sairas *sairō
Dative *sairē *sairum
Instrumental *sairu *sairum
Derived terms
Descendants
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