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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sūliz

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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 pre-Germanic *suH-l-, apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *sweHl- (log, wedge, firewood), which Kroonen considers of unclear further origin.[1] Orel connects the Germanic with Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē, wood) and perhaps Latin solum (bottom).[2]

Older theories derived the term from Proto-Indo-European *ḱsewl-, *ḱswel- (log), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱsew-, *ḱes- (to scratch, comb), with Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xúlon, wood) often compared. Beekes supports this comparison, but considers the words to be borrowed from a common substrate, rather than inherited from Proto-Indo-European.[3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*sūliz f

  1. beam, post
    Synonyms: *bagmaz, *balkô, *stukkaz
  2. column, pillar
    Synonyms: *siuwilō, *sweruz

Inflection

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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

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sūli-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 491
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sūlō ~ *sūliz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ξύλον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1037-8