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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīhwaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (to filter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː.xʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sīhwaną[1][2]

  1. to filter

Inflection

Note: Voiced Verner alternant gw becomes w, but g next to u.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sīhwan
    • Old English: sīon, sēon
    • Old Frisian: sīa
    • Old Saxon: *sīhan
    • Old Dutch: *sīan
    • Old High German: sīhan
      • Middle High German: sīhen
        • German: seihen
        • Bavarian: siachen (southern dialect)
  • Old Norse: sía

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sīhwan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 435
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sīxwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 329-330
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