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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saigul

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Nominalization of a lost adjective from *saigijan (to cause to sink) +‎ *-ul.

Noun

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*saigul m

  1. club, baton

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *saigul
Genitive *saigulas
Singular Plural
Nominative *saigul *saigulō, *saigulōs
Accusative *saigul *saigulā
Genitive *saigulas *saigulō
Dative *saigulē *saigulum
Instrumental *saigulu *saigulum

Descendants

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  • Old English: sāgol
    • Middle English: sowel, saule, soule, sowil, saȝel
      • English: sole (dialectal)
  • Old High German: *seigal

References

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  1. ^ sowel, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.