Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sagi

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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 *sagjaz.

    Noun

    *sagi m

    1. sedge
    Inflection
    Masculine ja-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *sagi
    Genitive *saggjas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *sagi *saggjō, *saggjōs
    Accusative *sagi *saggjā
    Genitive *saggjas *saggjō
    Dative *saggjē *saggjum
    Instrumental *saggju *saggjum
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Germanic *sagjaz.

    Noun

    *sagi m[1]

    1. retainer, warrior
    Inflection
    Masculine ja-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *sagi
    Genitive *saggjas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *sagi *saggjō, *saggjōs
    Accusative *sagi *saggjā
    Genitive *saggjas *saggjō
    Dative *saggjē *saggjum
    Instrumental *saggju *saggjum
    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47:PWGmc *sagi