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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīdaz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sh₁i-tó-s, probably from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (long, lasting).[1] Has also been derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*sīdaz

  1. drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long, trailing
  2. excessive, extra
  3. ample

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: sīd (wide)
  • Old Frisian: *sīd; sīde (adverb)
    • North Frisian: sid (adverb)
    • West Frisian: syd (wide, adverb)
  • Old Saxon: *sīd
    • Middle Low German: sīt (low); sîde (adverb)
  • Old Dutch: *sīd
    • Middle Dutch: sijt (broad, wide); sīde (adverb)
      • Dutch: zijd (wide)
  • Old High German: *sīt; sīto (adverb)
  • Old Norse: síðr (long, low-hanging)

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sīda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 435