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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saigul

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Originally an adjective formed from *saigijan +‎ *-ul, thus literally "felling, knocking".

Noun

*saigul m

  1. club, baton

Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *saigul
Genitive *saigulas
Singular Plural
Nominative *saigul *saigulō, *saigulōs
Accusative *saigul *saigulā
Genitive *saigulas *saigulō
Dative *saigulē *saigulum
Instrumental *saigulu *saigulum

Descendants
  • Old English: sāgol, sāgel
    • Middle English: sowel, saule, soule, sowil
      • English: sole (dialectal)
  • Old High German: *seigal
    • Middle High German: seigel[1]

References
  1. “sowel, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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