Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seþlą

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 pre-Germanic *sét-lom, probably continuing earlier *sét-ōl; compare *sadulaz, which seems to point to an earlier *sót-l̥, *s(o)t-né-. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *set- (“to be stable”), cognate with Ancient Greek ἐτάζω (etázō), Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós). Despite the appealing semantics, this cannot represent *sed-tlom, as that would have given *seslą, just as *sed-tos gave *sessaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈseθ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*seþlą n

seat

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *seþlą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*seþlą	*seþlō
vocative	*seþlą	*seþlō
accusative	*seþlą	*seþlō
genitive	seþlas, siþlis	*seþlǫ̂
dative	*siþlai	*seþlamaz
instrumental	*seþlō	*seþlamiz

Related terms

*sadulaz

Descendants

Old English: seþl (merged(?) with the reflex of *setlaz)
Old Saxon: sethal
Old High German: sedal