Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sōl

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sōl n (“sun”), possibly feminized from in an opposing gender pair with masculine *mānō (“moon”). See *sunnō.

Noun

*sōl n or f

sun

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sōl
Genitive	*saweli
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sōl	—
Accusative	*sōl	—
Genitive	*saweli	—
Dative	*saweli	—
Instrumental	*saweli	—

Descendants

Old English: sōl ?
⇒? Old English: siġel, sæġl, syġel, seġl n
⇒? Old English: sweġel, sweġl, swæġl n
Old Saxon: sōl f

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