Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sūz

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *suH- (pig, hog, swine). See there for cognates.

Noun

*sūz f

  1. sow (female pig)
  2. pig, swine

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *sūz (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *sūz *suwiz
vocative *sū *suwiz
accusative *suwų *suwunz
genitive *suwiz *sūǫ̂
dative *suwi *suwumaz
instrumental *sūē *suwumiz

Related terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sū
    • Old English:
    • Old Saxon:
    • Old High German:
      • Middle High German:
        • Alemannic German: Suu, Sou, Sau
        • Central Franconian: Sau
          Hunsrik: Sau
        • German: Sau
        • Luxembourgish: Sau
        • Rhine Franconian:
          Pennsylvania German: Sau
        • Vilamovian: zaoj
  • Old Norse: