Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sagisnu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *sagi or *sagu (“saw”) +‎ *-snu (instrumental suffix).

Noun

*sagisnu f

scythe

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sagisnu
Genitive	*sagisnā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sagisnu	*sagisnō
Accusative	*sagisnā	*sagisnā
Genitive	*sagisnā	*sagisnō
Dative	*sagisnē	*sagisnōm
Instrumental	*sagisnu	*sagisnōm

Descendants

Old Frisian: [Term?]
- West Frisian: seine
Old Saxon: segisna
- Middle Low German: seyse
Old Dutch: *segisna
- Middle Dutch: seisene, seise
  - Dutch: zeis
Old High German: segisna, segansa (with metathesis)
- → Middle Low German: sëgense, seinse, sēnse
  - → German: Sense