Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skarlejā

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 *scarlēia (compare Italian scarlea), metathesized from Latin sclarēia. Doublet of *sklaregā.

Noun

*skarlejā f

  1. clary sage
    Synonym: *sklaregā

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *skarlejā
Genitive *skarlejōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *skarlejā *skarlejōn
Accusative *skarlejōn *skarlejōn
Genitive *skarlejōn *skarlejōnō
Dative *skarlejōn *skarlejōm, *skarlejum
Instrumental *skarlejōn *skarlejōm, *skarlejum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *skaralejā

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *skarleia
    • Middle Low German: sterleie, sterleye, starleye
  • Old Dutch: *skarleia
    • Middle Dutch: scarleye, scaerleye, scerleye
      • Dutch: scharlei, scherlei
  • Old High German: skaraleia, scaraleia, skarlei, scareleia
    • Middle High German: scarleige, scarleie, scharlei
      • German: Scharlei
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