Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sugō

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 *suh₂kéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig, hog, swine”).

Noun

*sugō f

sow (female pig)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *sugō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sugō	*sugôz
vocative	*sugō	*sugôz
accusative	*sugǭ	*sugōz
genitive	*sugōz	*sugǫ̂
dative	*sugōi	*sugōmaz
instrumental	*sugō	*sugōmiz

Related terms

*sūz

Descendants

Old English: sugu
- Middle English: sowe
  - Scots: sou
  - English: sow
Old Saxon: suga
- German Low German: Söög
Old Dutch: *soga
- Middle Dutch: soge, suege
  - Dutch: zeug