Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saiwiz

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

Derived from *sīhwaną (“to percolate, filter”), from earlier *saigwiz, Pre-Germanic *soykʷís. Alternatively from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ey-wo- (“to be fierce, afflict”) (compare Latin (deprecated template usage) saevus, Tocharian (deprecated template usage) saiwe, Latvian (deprecated template usage) sievs, (deprecated template usage) sīvs). Compare *sairaz (“sore, painful”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯.wiz/

Noun

*saiwiz m

1. sea, ocean

Declension

i-stemDeclension of *saiwiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*saiwiz	*saiwīz
vocative	*saiwi	*saiwīz
accusative	*saiwį	*saiwinz
genitive	*saiwīz	*saiwijǫ̂
dative	*saiwī	*saiwimaz
instrumental	*saiwī	*saiwimiz

Synonyms

• *laguz
• *mari

Descendants

• Old English: sǣ
  • English: sea
  • Yola: zea
• Old Frisian: sē
  • North Frisian: see
  • West Frisian: see
• Old Saxon: sēo
  • Low German: See
• Old Dutch: sēo
  • Middle Dutch: see
    • Dutch: zee (also Zeeuws, which preserves the -w-)
      • Afrikaans: see
• Old High German: sēo
  • German: See
• Old Norse: sær, sjár
  • Icelandic: sjór, sær, sjár
  • Faroese: sjógvur
  • Norwegian: sjø
  • Swedish: sjö
  • Danish: sø
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (saiws)