Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/siniskalk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic *siniskalkaz, from *siniz (“old”) +‎ *skalkaz (“servant”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (siniskalks).

Noun

*siniskalk m[1][2]

seneschal

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*siniskalk
Genitive	*siniskalkas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*siniskalk	siniskalkō, siniskalkōs
Accusative	*siniskalk	*siniskalkā
Genitive	*siniskalkas	*siniskalkō
Dative	*siniskalkē	*siniskalkum
Instrumental	*siniskalku	*siniskalkum

Descendants

Old High German: senescalh, siniscalh, siniscalc
→ Medieval Latin: siniscalcus, senescalcus, sinescalcus, seniscalcus [692 CE] (see there for further descendants)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959), “sen(o)-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 907-908
Bratchet, A. (1882), “SÉNÉCHAL”, in , Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 3rd edition, London: Oxford/Henry Frowde, page 358b

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “sen(o)-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 907-908

[2] Bratchet, A. (1882), “SÉNÉCHAL”, in , Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 3rd edition, London: Oxford/Henry Frowde, page 358b