Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sair

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *sairaz.

Adjective

*sair

painful, sore

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sair	*sairu	*sair
Accusative	*sairanā	*sairā	*sair
Genitive	*sairas	*saireʀā	*sairas
Dative	*sairumē	*saireʀē	*sairumē
Instrumental	*sairu	*saireʀu	*sairu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*sairē	*sairō	*sairu
Accusative	*sairā	*sairā	*sairu
Genitive	*saireʀō	*saireʀō	*saireʀō
Dative	sairēm, sairum	sairēm, sairum	sairēm, sairum
Instrumental	sairēm, sairum	sairēm, sairum	sairēm, sairum

Descendants

Old English: sār
- Middle English: sore, sar, sor
  - Scots: sare, sair
  - English: sore
Old Frisian: *sēr, *sār
- Saterland Frisian: seer
- West Frisian: sear
Old Saxon: sēr
- Middle Low German: sēr
  - German Low German: sehr
Old Dutch: *sēr
- Middle Dutch: sêer
  - Dutch: zeer
    - Afrikaans: seer
Old High German: sēr
- Middle High German: sēr
  - German: sehr
  - Luxembourgish: séier

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sairą.

Noun

*sair n

pain
wound

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sair	*sairu
Accusative	*sair	*sairu
Genitive	*sairas	*sairō
Dative	*sairē	*sairum
Instrumental	*sairu	*sairum

Descendants

Old English: sār
- English: sore
Old Dutch: sēr
- Middle Dutch: sêer
  - Dutch: zeer