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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/segaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *seguz, *sigiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰos (“control, power”), from root *seǵʰ- (“to hold, overpower”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit सहस् (sáhas, “force, power, victory”), and the Ancient Greek verb ἔχω (ékhō, “I have, I own”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.ɣɑz/

Noun

*segaz n

  1. victory, triumph

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *segaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *segaz *sigizō
vocative *segaz *sigizō
accusative *segaz *sigizō
genitive *sigiziz *sigizǫ̂
dative *sigizi *sigizumaz
instrumental *sigizē *sigizumiz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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