Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sōtą

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 a lengthened o-grade of *sitjaną (“to sit”), reflecting the nature of soot as accumulated particles that sit on surfaces.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔː.tɑ̃/

Noun

*sōtą n

  1. soot

Inflection

Declension of *sōtą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sōtą *sōtō
vocative *sōtą *sōtō
accusative *sōtą *sōtō
genitive *sōtas, *sōtis *sōtǫ̂
dative *sōtai *sōtamaz
instrumental *sōtō *sōtamiz

Synonyms

  • *hrōtaz
  • *hrūmaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *hrūm

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sōtan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 360
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