Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sarkiz

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 Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to string; tie; attach; connect; sleep with”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑr.kiz/

Noun

*sarkiz m

sark; shirt
coat of mail

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *sarkiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sarkiz	*sarkīz
vocative	*sarki	*sarkīz
accusative	*sarkį	*sarkinz
genitive	*sarkīz	*sarkijǫ̂
dative	*sarkī	*sarkimaz
instrumental	*sarkī	*sarkimiz

Descendants

Old English: m: serc, syrc, syric; f: serce, sierce, sirce, syrce
- Middle English: serk, serke, sark
  - Scots: serk, sark
  - English: sark
Old Frisian: *serk
- North Frisian: serk, särk
Old Norse: serkr
- Icelandic: serkur
- Faroese: serkur
- Norwegian: serk
- Old Swedish: særker
  - Swedish: särk
- Old Danish: særk
  - Danish: særk
- Scanian: særk
- ⇒ Old Norse: berserkr
  - Icelandic: berserkur
  - Faroese: berserkur
  - Finnish: berserkki
  - Old Swedish:
    - Swedish: bärsärk
  - → English: berserk
  - → Scots: berserk