Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sihtrā

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 Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour out”).

Noun

*sihtrā f

drain, sewer, gutter

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sihtrā
Genitive	*sihtrōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sihtrā	*sihtrōn
Accusative	*sihtrōn	*sihtrōn
Genitive	*sihtrōn	*sihtrōnō
Dative	*sihtrōn	*sihtrōm
Instrumental	*sihtrōn	*sihtrōm

Descendants

Old English: sihtre, siohtre, seohtre
Old Saxon: *sihtra
- Middle Low German: sichter