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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sehtô

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsex.tɔːː/

Adjective
Proto-Germanic ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *sehs
    Ordinal : *sehtô
    Multiplier : *sehsfalþaz

*sehtô [1][2]

  1. sixth

Inflection
Declension of *sehtô (an/īn-stem)
Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *sehtô *sehtaniz *sihtį̄ *sihtīniz *sehtô *sehtōnō
Accusative *sehtanų *sehtanunz *sihtīnų *sihtīnunz *sehtô *sehtōnō
Genitive *sihtiniz *sehtanǫ̂ *sihtīniz *sihtīnǫ̂ *sihtiniz *sehtanǫ̂
Dative *sihtini *sehtammaz *sihtīni *sihtīmaz *sihtini *sehtammaz
Instrumental *sihtinē *sehtammiz *sihtīnē *sihtīmiz *sihtinē *sehtammiz


Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

Most descendants eventually inserted an s from the cardinal number *sehs.

  • ⇒ West Germanic: *sehstō (as if from < *sehstô) (see there for further descendants)
  • Old High German: sehto
    • Middle High German: sehte
  • Old Norse: sétti
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌰 (saihsta) (as if from < *sehstô)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) , “*sehtan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. “sétt” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) , “*sexstōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
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