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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sagjaz

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑɣ.jɑz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to accompany, to follow”). Cognate with Latin socius (“sharing, associated”).

Noun

*sagjaz m

  1. retainer, warrior
Inflection
masculine ja-stemDeclension of *sagjaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sagjaz *sagjōz, *sagjōs
vocative *sagi *sagjōz, *sagjōs
accusative *sagją *sagjanz
genitive *sagjas, *sagis *sagjǫ̂
dative *sagjai *sagjamaz
instrumental *sagjō *sagjamiz
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *sagi
    • Old English: seċġ
    • Old Frisian: siā
    • Old Saxon: segg
    • ⇒ Old High German: beinseggo
  • Old Norse: seggr
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐌰𐌲- (*sag-) (uncertain lemma; possibly attested in given names)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”) or Proto-Indo-European *sak- (“marsh plant”), possibly with the latter derived from the former.

Noun

*sagjaz m

  1. sedge
Inflection
masculine ja-stemDeclension of *sagjaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sagjaz *sagjōz, *sagjōs
vocative *sagi *sagjōz, *sagjōs
accusative *sagją *sagjanz
genitive *sagjas, *sagis *sagjǫ̂
dative *sagjai *sagjamaz
instrumental *sagjō *sagjamiz
Descendants
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