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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saigul
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Originally an adjective formed from *saigijan + *-ul, thus literally "felling, knocking".
Noun
*saigul m
- club, baton
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *saigul | |
| Genitive | *saigulas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *saigul | *saigulō, *saigulōs |
| Accusative | *saigul | *saigulā |
| Genitive | *saigulas | *saigulō |
| Dative | *saigulē | *saigulum |
| Instrumental | *saigulu | *saigulum |
Descendants
- Old English: sāgol, sāgel
- Middle English: sowel, saule, soule, sowil
- English: sole (dialectal)
- Middle English: sowel, saule, soule, sowil
- Old High German: *seigal
- Middle High German: seigel[1]
- Alemannic German: Seigel
- Middle High German: seigel[1]
References
- “sowel, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.