Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sairagaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From *sairą +‎ *-gaz and/or *sairaz +‎ *-gaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯.rɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*sairagaz

sad; saddened; grieved; sorry

Inflection

Declension of *sairagaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sairagaz	*sairagai	*sairagō	*sairagôz	*sairagą, -atō	*sairagō
Accusative	*sairaganǭ	*sairaganz	*sairagǭ	*sairagōz	*sairagą, -atō	*sairagō
Genitive	*sairagas, -is	*sairagaizǫ̂	*sairagaizōz	*sairagaizǫ̂	*sairagas, -is	*sairagaizǫ̂
Dative	*sairagammai	*sairagaimaz	*sairagaizōi	*sairagaimaz	*sairagammai	*sairagaimaz
Instrumental	*sairaganō	*sairagaimiz	*sairagaizō	*sairagaimiz	*sairaganō	*sairagaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sairagô	*sairaganiz	*sairagǭ	*sairagōniz	*sairagô	*sairagōnō
Accusative	*sairaganų	*sairaganunz	*sairagōnų	*sairagōnunz	*sairagô	*sairagōnō
Genitive	*sairaginiz	*sairaganǫ̂	*sairagōniz	*sairagōnǫ̂	*sairaginiz	*sairaganǫ̂
Dative	*sairagini	*sairagammaz	*sairagōni	*sairagōmaz	*sairagini	*sairagammaz
Instrumental	*sairaginē	*sairagammiz	*sairagōnē	*sairagōmiz	*sairaginē	*sairagammiz

Descendants

Old English: *sāreġ, sāriġ, soriġ
- Middle English: sari, sory
  - Scots: sary, sairie
  - English: sorry
    - → Dutch: sorry
    - → German: sorry
Old Frisian: *sārich, *sērich
- Saterland Frisian: seerich
- West Frisian: searich
Old Saxon: sērag
- Middle Low German: sêrich
  - Low German: serig
Old Dutch: *sērag
- Middle Dutch: sērich, seerigh
  - Dutch: zerig
Old High German: sērag
- Middle High German: sērec, sērig
  - German: sehrig, sērich (dialectal)
Old Norse: *sáragr
- Swedish: sårig
- Gutnish: sarugur