Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sīhwan

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-Germanic *sīhwaną.

Verb

*sīhwan

to filter

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*sīhwan
1st sg. past	*saihw
3rd pl. past	*sigun
Past ptcple	*siwan
Infinitive	*sīhwan
Genitive infin.	*sīhwannjas
Dative infin.	*sīhwannjē
Instrum. infin.	*sīhwannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sīhu	*saihw
2nd singular	*sīhwiʀi	*siwī
3rd singular	*sīhwidi	*saihw
1st plural	*sīhum	*sigum
2nd plural	*sīhwid	*sigud
3rd plural	*sīhwand	*sigun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sīhwē	*siwī
2nd singular	*sīhwēs	*siwī
3rd singular	*sīhwē	*siwī
1st plural	*sīhwēm	*siwīm
2nd plural	*sīhwēþ	*siwīd
3rd plural	*sīhwēn	*siwīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sīhw
Plural	*sīhwid
	Present	Past
Participle	*sīhwandī	*siwan

Descendants

Old English: sīon, sēon
- Middle English: sihen, sien (merged with sīġan < Proto-Germanic *sīganą)
  - Scots: sye
  - English: sie
Old Frisian: sīa
Old Saxon: *sīhan
- Middle Low German: sîen
  - German Low German: sejen
Old Dutch: *sīan
- Middle Dutch: siën
  - Dutch: zien
    - Afrikaans: sien
  - Limburgish: zeen
Old High German: sīhan
- Middle High German: sīhen
  - German: seihen
  - Bavarian: siachen (southern dialect)