Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sihtrā

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-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to pour out”).

Noun

*sihtrā f

  1. drain, sewer, gutter

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *sihtrā
Genitive *sihtrōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *sihtrā *sihtrōn
Accusative *sihtrōn *sihtrōn
Genitive *sihtrōn *sihtrōnō
Dative *sihtrōn *sihtrōm, *sihtrum
Instrumental *sihtrōn *sihtrōm, *sihtrum

Descendants

  • Old English: sihtre, siohtre, seohtre
  • Old Saxon: *sihtra
    • Middle Low German: sichter
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