Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sūliz

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 *ḱsewl-, *ḱswel- (“log”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱsew-, *ḱes- (“to scratch, comb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.liz/

Noun

*sūliz f

1. beam, post

   Synonyms: *bagmaz, *balkô, *stukkaz

2. column, pillar

   Synonyms: *seuwilō, *sweruz

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *sūliz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sūliz	*sūlīz
vocative	*sūli	*sūlīz
accusative	*sūlį	*sūlinz
genitive	*sūlīz	*sūlijǫ̂
dative	*sūlī	*sūlimaz
instrumental	*sūlī	*sūlimiz

Derived terms

• *sūlijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sūli
  • Old English: sȳl
    • Middle English: syle
      • English: sile
      • Scots: sile, syle, cyle
  • Old Frisian: sēle
  • Old Saxon: sūl
    • Middle Low German: sûl, sûle
      • German Low German: Süül
  • Old Dutch: sūl
    • Middle Dutch: suul
      • Dutch: zuil
        • → West Frisian: suil
      • Limburgish: zuul
  • Old High German: sūl
    • Middle High German: sūl
      • German: Säule
      • Luxembourgish: Sail
      • Yiddish: זײַל (zayl)
• Old Norse: súl, súla
  • Danish: sule
  • Faroese: súla
  • Icelandic: súla
  • Norwegian: sul
  • Swedish: sula; sul (dialectal)
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐍃 (sauls)