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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sanþ
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.
Adjective
*sanþ
- true
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *sanþ | ||
| Genitive | *sanþas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sanþ | *sanþu | *sanþ |
| Accusative | *sanþanā | *sanþā | *sanþ |
| Genitive | *sanþas | *sanþeʀā | *sanþas |
| Dative | *sanþumē | *sanþeʀē | *sanþumē |
| Instrumental | *sanþu | *sanþeʀu | *sanþu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *sanþē | *sanþō | *sanþu |
| Accusative | *sanþā | *sanþā | *sanþu |
| Genitive | *sanþeʀō | *sanþeʀō | *sanþeʀō |
| Dative | *sanþēm, *sanþum | *sanþēm, *sanþum | *sanþēm, *sanþum |
| Instrumental | *sanþēm, *sanþum | *sanþēm, *sanþum | *sanþēm, *sanþum |
Derived terms
- *sanþasagul
- *sanþijan
Descendants
- Old English: sōþ
- Old Frisian: sōth
- Old Saxon: sōth
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *sanþą.
Noun
*sanþ n
- truth
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *sanþ | |
| Genitive | *sanþas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sanþ | *sanþu |
| Accusative | *sanþ | *sanþu |
| Genitive | *sanþas | *sanþō |
| Dative | *sanþē | *sanþum |
| Instrumental | *sanþu | *sanþum |
Descendants
- Old English: sōþ
- Old Saxon: sōth