Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saigul

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

Etymology

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

Noun

*saigul m

1. club, baton

Inflection

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

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