Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saidaz

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *soytós, from *seyt-. Compare also Etymology 2 below.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑj.ðɑz/

Noun

*saidaz m

1. (North Germanic) magic, charm

   Synonym: *taubrą

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *saidaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*saidaz	*saidōz, *saidōs
vocative	*said	*saidōz, *saidōs
accusative	*saidą	*saidanz
genitive	*saidas, *saidis	*saidǫ̂
dative	*saidai	*saidamaz
instrumental	*saidō	*saidamiz

Related terms

• *sidinjō
• *sīþaną

Descendants

• Old Norse: seiðr
  • Icelandic: seiður
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: seid (learned)
  • → Swedish: sejd (learned)
  • → Danish: sejd (learned)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: seid
  • → Proto-Samic: *siejtē (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 352

Etymology 2

Either directly from Proto-Indo-European *soh₂itos ~ *sh₂oytos, cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *sáiˀtas m (“tie; net”) and Latin saeta f (“bristle, mane”), or reformed as an a-stem from *saidô (an-stem from the same root). Ultimately from the root *sh₂ey- (“to tie together, link”).

Noun

*saidaz m

2. Alternative form of *saidô (“band, cord; snare”)

Alternative forms

• *saiþaz

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *saidaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*saidaz	*saidōz, *saidōs
vocative	*said	*saidōz, *saidōs
accusative	*saidą	*saidanz
genitive	*saidas, *saidis	*saidǫ̂
dative	*saidai	*saidamaz
instrumental	*saidō	*saidamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *said m
  • Old English: sāda
  • Old High German: seita m, seid, seit n
    • Middle High German: seite
      • German: Saite
• Old Norse: seiðr (“band”)