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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/siwjaną

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 *sīw- (to sew). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *šiti, whence Russian шить (šitʹ) and with Lithuanian siūti.

Verb

*siwjaną

  1. to sew

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: siwian, sēowian, sēowan
  • Old Frisian: sīa
  • Old Saxon: siuwian
    • Middle Low German: suwen
  • Old High German: siuwen
    • Middle High German: siuwen
  • Old Norse: sýja
    • Danish: sy
    • Norwegian: sy
    • Swedish: sy
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (siujan)
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