Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sigiþiz

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

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Noun

*sigiþiz m[1]

sickle

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *sigiþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sigiþiz	*sigiþīz
vocative	*sigiþi	*sigiþīz
accusative	*sigiþį	*sigiþinz
genitive	*sigiþīz	*sigiþijǫ̂
dative	*sigiþī	*sigiþimaz
instrumental	*sigiþī	*sigiþimiz

Descendants

West Germanic: *sigiþi
- Old English: sīþe, sigdi
  - Middle English: sithe, sythe
    - English: scythe
Old Norse: sigðr

References

Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 277: “PNWGmc *sigiþiz”

[1] Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 277: “PNWGmc *sigiþiz”