Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sōl

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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.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sōl n (sun), possibly feminized from in an opposing gender pair with masculine *mānō (moon). See *sunnō.

Noun[edit]

*sōl n or f

  1. sun

Inflection[edit]

Consonant stem
Singular
Nominative *sōl
Genitive *sawili
Singular Plural
Nominative *sōl
Accusative *sōl
Genitive *sawili
Dative *sawili
Instrumental *sawili

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sōl ?
  • ? Old English: siġel, sæġl, syġel, seġl n
  • ? Old English: sweġel, sweġl, swæġl n
  • Old Saxon: sōl f