Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sūz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig, hog, swine”). See there for cognates.

Noun

*sūz f

sow (female pig)

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *sūz (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sūz	*suwiz
vocative	*sū	*suwiz
accusative	*suwų	*suwunz
genitive	*suwiz	*sūǫ̂
dative	*suwi	*suwumaz
instrumental	*sūē	*suwumiz

Related terms

*sugō

Descendants

Old High German: sū
- Middle High German: sū
  - Alemannic German: Suu, Sou, Sau
  - Central Franconian: Sau
    Hunsrik: Sau
  - German: Sau
  - Luxembourgish: Sau
  - Rhine Franconian:
    Pennsylvania German: Sau
  - Vilamovian: zaoj
Old Norse:
- Old West Norse: sýr
  - Icelandic: sýr
  - Faroese: súgv
  - Norwegian: su
- Old East Norse: *sōʀ
  - Old Swedish: sō
    - Swedish: so
  - Danish: so

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