Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sigil

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-Germanic *sigilą, from Latin sigillum. Compare Old Norse sigli, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌻𐌾𐍉 (sigljō).

Noun

*sigil n

  1. seal
  2. clasp

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *sigil(a)
Genitive *sigilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *sigil(a) *sigilu
Accusative *sigil(a) *sigilu
Genitive *sigilas *sigilō
Dative *sigilē *sigilum
Instrumental *sigilu *sigilum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: siġil, siġel, siġl
  • Old Frisian: sigil, sigel
  • Old Saxon: *sigil
  • Old Dutch: *sigil
    • Middle Dutch: segel, seigel, seegel
      • Dutch: zegel, ziegel
        • Afrikaans: seël
        • Negerhollands: siegel, siel
        • Petjo: segel
        • Aukan: sekili
        • Caribbean Javanese: sèkhel
        • Indonesian: segel
  • Old High German: *sigil