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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus (“grave, sepulchre”).
Noun
*sark m
- grave
- coffin
Inflection
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Singular
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*sark
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| Genitive
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*sarkas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*sark
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*sarkō, *sarkōs
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| Accusative
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*sark
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*sarkā
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| Genitive
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*sarkas
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*sarkō
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| Dative
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*sarkē
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*sarkum
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| Instrumental
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*sarku
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*sarkum
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Descendants
- Old Frisian: serk
- Old Saxon: sark
- Old Dutch: *sark
- Old High German: sark, sarc, sarh, saruh
- Middle High German: sarc, sarch
- German: Sarg (see there for further descendants)
- Hunsrik: Saarich, Sarrich