Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sahs

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *sahsą.

    Noun

    *sahs n

    1. dagger, knife

    Inflection

    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *sahs
    Genitive *sahsas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *sahs *sahsu
    Accusative *sahs *sahsu
    Genitive *sahsas *sahsō
    Dative *sahsē *sahsum
    Instrumental *sahsu *sahsum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old English: seax, sex — West Saxon, syx, sex
      • Middle English: sax, sexe, sex, sæx, seax
        • English: sax; zax
        • Scots: saks; sax (verb) (through confluence with Norse form)
      • → English: seax (learned)
    • Old Frisian: sax
      • North Frisian: sax
      • Saterland Frisian: Soaks
    • Old Saxon: sahs
    • Old Dutch: sas
      • Middle Dutch: sas
        • Dutch: zas (archaic)
    • Old High German: sahs
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