Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sūz

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 *suH- (“pig, hog, swine”).[1]

    Noun

    *sūz f[1]

    1. sow (female pig)
    2. pig, swine

    Inflection

    Declension of *sūz (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *sūz *suwiz
    vocative *sū *suwiz
    accusative *suwų *suwunz
    genitive *suwiz *sūǫ̂
    dative *suwi *suwumaz
    instrumental *sūē *suwumiz
    • *sugō
      • Proto-West Germanic: *sugu

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sū- ~ *suw”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 490
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