Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saipǭ

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

    Of unclear origin.[1] One theory derives the term from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, dribble, strain, trickle”), and compares it with Latin sēbum (“tallow, grease”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    *saipǭ f

    1. (West Germanic) soap
      Synonyms: *laugō, *lauþrą

    Inflection

    ōn-stemDeclension of *saipǭ (ōn-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *saipǭ *saipōniz
    vocative *saipǭ *saipōniz
    accusative *saipōnų *saipōnunz
    genitive *saipōniz *saipōnǫ̂
    dative *saipōni *saipōmaz
    instrumental *saipōnē *saipōmiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*saipwōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 422
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