Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sehwā

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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 *sehwǭ.

Noun

*sehwā f[1]

  1. seeing, sight
  2. eyeball, pupil

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *sehwā
Genitive *sehwōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *sehwā *sehwōn
Accusative *sehwōn *sehwōn
Genitive *sehwōn *sehwōnō
Dative *sehwōn *sehwōm, *sehwum
Instrumental *sehwōn *sehwōm, *sehwum

Descendants

  • Old English: sēo, sēa, sīo f or m
  • Old Frisian: siā m
  • Old Saxon: seha
  • Old Saxon: seho, sio m
  • Old Dutch: sia
  • Old High German: seha

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 316:PWGmc *sehwā