Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seþlą

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *sét-lom, probably continuing earlier *sét-ōl; compare *sadulaz, which seems to point to an earlier *sót-l̥, *s(o)t-né-?. If this is correct, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *set- (“to be stable”), cognate with Ancient Greek ἐτάζω (etázō), Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós). Despite the appealing semantics, this cannot represent *sed-tlom, as that would have given *seslą, just as *sed-tos gave *sessaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseθ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*seþlą n

  1. seat
    Synonyms: *sessaz, *setlaz

Inflection

Declension of *seþlą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *seþlą *seþlō
vocative *seþlą *seþlō
accusative *seþlą *seþlō
genitive *seþlas, *siþlis *seþlǫ̂
dative *seþlai *seþlamaz
instrumental *seþlō *seþlamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *seþl
    • Old English: seþl
    • >? Old English: setl, seatl, seatul, sedl, seld, seotl, seotul, seþel, seðl, sitl, sotl, setel, sætl
    • Old Saxon: sethal
    • Old Dutch: *sethal
    • Old High German: sedal
      • Middle High German: sedel
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