Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehwǭ

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

Alternative forms

  • *sehwō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.xʷɔ̃ː/

Noun

*sehwǭ f

  1. seeing, sight
  2. (anatomy) eyeball, pupil

Declension

Declension of *sehwǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sehwǭ *sehwōniz
vocative *sehwǭ *sehwōniz
accusative *sehwōnų *sehwōnunz
genitive *sehwōniz *sehwōnǫ̂
dative *sehwōni *sehwōmaz
instrumental *sehwōnē *sehwōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sehwā, *sehwō m
    • Old English: sēo, sēa, sīo f or m
      • Middle English: seo
    • Old Frisian: siā m
    • Old Saxon: seha f; seho, sio m
    • Old Saxon: seho, sio m
    • Old Dutch: sia
      • Middle Dutch: sie
    • Old High German: seha f; seho, sīo m
  • Old Norse: *sjá
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