Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīþaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European séyt-e-ti, thematic root present to Proto-Indo-European *seyt-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*sīþaną[1]

  1. to perform magic, work charms

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: síða

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*saida-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 421:*sīþan-
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