Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/silô

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 *sh₂ey- (“to bind, fetter”).

Noun

*silô m

1. harness

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *silô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*silô	*silaniz
vocative	*silô	*silaniz
accusative	*silanų	*silanunz
genitive	*siliniz	*silanǫ̂
dative	*silini	*silammaz
instrumental	*silinē	*silammiz

Related terms

• *saidô
• *sailą
• *sīmô

Derived terms

• *siljǭ
  • Old Norse:
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: silje
    • Swedish: silja, silla

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *silō
  • Old Frisian: *sil
    • North Frisian: selle
    • Saterland Frisian: Siele
    • West Frisian: sile
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: silrāp
  • Old Saxon: *silo
    • Middle Low German: sele
  • Old High German: silo
    • Middle High German: sil, sile
      • German: Siele
• Old Norse: seli, sili
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sele
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sele
  • Danish: sele
  • Swedish: sele