Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehwǭ

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

Alternative forms

*sehwō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse.xʷɔ̃ː/

Noun

*sehwǭ f

seeing, sight
(anatomy) eyeball, pupil

Declension

ōn-stemDeclension of *sehwǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sehwǭ	*sehwōniz
vocative	*sehwǭ	*sehwōniz
accusative	*sehwōnų	*sehwōnunz
genitive	*sehwōniz	*sehwōnǫ̂
dative	*sehwōni	*sehwōmaz
instrumental	*sehwōnē	*sehwōmiz

Related terms

*sehwaną

Descendants

West Germanic: *sehwā
- Old English: sēo, sēa, sīo f or m
- Old Frisian: siā m
- Old Saxon: seha
- Old Saxon: seho, sio m
  - Middle Low German: sên, sênt
    - German Low German: Sehn
- Old Dutch: sia
- Old High German: seha
Old Norse: *sjá
- ⇒ Old Norse: ásjá
  - Icelandic: ásjá
- ⇒ Old Norse: skuggsjá
- ⇒ Old Norse: umsjá
  - Icelandic: umsjá