Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sikilu

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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

Borrowed from Latin secula (“sickle”), readjusted by instrumental suffix *-ilu (compare *skutilu), and perhaps also influenced by Latin sīcīlis (“sickle”).[1][2] Thought to be related to *sigiþī (“sickle”).

Noun

*sikilu f

  1. sickle
    Synonyms: *sigiþā, *sigiþi

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *sikilu
Genitive *sikilā
Singular Plural
Nominative *sikilu *sikilō
Accusative *sikilā *sikilā
Genitive *sikilā *sikilō
Dative *sikilē *sikilōm, *sikilum
Instrumental *sikilu *sikilōm, *sikilum

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Franck, Johannes (1936) “sikkel II”, in N. van Wijk, editor, Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), 2nd edition, The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff: “uit lat. secula “id.”. De vorm sikkel misschien uit vulgairlat. *sec’la”
  2. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “sikkel”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎ (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press: “Ontleend aan vulgair Latijn *sicila ‘sikkel’, nevenvorm van klassiek Latijn sīcīlis ‘sikkel’.”
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