Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/seluk

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

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin sericus (“silk”), from Late Latin sēricus, along side *silikō (“silk”).[1]

Noun

*seluk m

  1. silk
    Synonyms: *sīdā, *silikō

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *seluk
Genitive *selukas
Singular Plural
Nominative *seluk *selukō, *selukōs
Accusative *seluk *selukā
Genitive *selukas *selukō
Dative *selukē *selukum
Instrumental *seluku *selukum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *seruk

Descendants

  • Old English: seolc, seoluc, seoloc, sioluc
    • Middle English: selk, silk
  • Old High German: serih
    • ⇒ Old High German: serihīg, serihhīg

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “zijde 2”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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