Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sīdā

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sīda, from Late Latin sēta (“silk”), from Latin saeta (“bristle (of horsehair)”).[1]

Noun[edit]

*sīdā f

  1. silk

Inflection[edit]

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *sīdā
Genitive *sīdōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *sīdā *sīdōn
Accusative *sīdōn *sīdōn
Genitive *sīdōn *sīdōnō
Dative *sīdōn *sīdōm, *sīdum
Instrumental *sīdōn *sīdōm, *sīdum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sīde
  • Old Saxon: *sīda
  • Old Dutch: *sīda
  • Old High German: sīda

References[edit]

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “zijde”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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