Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sagu

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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

From Proto-Germanic *sagō.

Noun

*sagu f[1]

  1. saw (tool)

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *sagu
Genitive *sagā
Singular Plural
Nominative *sagu *sagō
Accusative *sagā *sagā
Genitive *sagā *sagō
Dative *sagē *sagōm, *sagum
Instrumental *sagu *sagōm, *sagum

Descendants

  • Old English: sagu
  • Old Frisian: sage
  • Old Saxon: saga
  • Old Dutch: *saga
  • Old High German: saga

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196:PWGmc *sagu