Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sarki

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 *sarkiz.

Noun

*sarki m

  1. sark, shirt

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *sarki
Genitive *sarkī
Singular Plural
Nominative *sarki *sarkī
Accusative *sarki *sarkī
Genitive *sarkī *sarkijō
Dative *sarkī *sarkim, *sarkijum
Instrumental *sarkī *sarkim, *sarkijum

Descendants

  • Old English: sierċe, serċ, syrċ, syriċ, serċe, syrċe, sirċe
    • Middle English: serk, serke, sark (through the Anglian variant)
  • Old Frisian: *serk