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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīþuz

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

Alternative forms

  • *sīþiz

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *séh₁itus or *sh₁éitus, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-. Related to Latin sērus (late, slow), Old Irish sír (long, lasting).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː.θuz/

Adjective

*sīþuz

  1. late

Inflection


Descendants

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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