Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sigilōn

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

Borrowed from Latin sigillō (“to seal”). Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (sigljan).

Verb

*sigilōn

to seal

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*sigilōn
1st sg. past	*sigilōdā
Infinitive	*sigilōn
Genitive infin.	*sigilōnijas
Dative infin.	*sigilōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*sigilōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sigilō	*sigilōdā
2nd singular	*sigilōs	sigilōdēs, sigilōdōs
3rd singular	*sigilōþ	sigilōdē, sigilōdā
1st plural	*sigilōm	*sigilōdum
2nd plural	*sigilōþ	*sigilōdud
3rd plural	*sigilōnþ	*sigilōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sigilō	*sigilōdī
2nd singular	*sigilōs	*sigilōdī
3rd singular	*sigilō	*sigilōdī
1st plural	*sigilōm	*sigilōdīm
2nd plural	*sigilōþ	*sigilōdīd
3rd plural	*sigilōn	*sigilōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sigilō
Plural	*sigilōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*sigilōndī	*sigilōd

Related terms

*insigilōn
- Old English: inseġlian
  - Middle English: enselen, inselen (contaminated by Old French)
    - English: enseal (obsolete)
- Old Saxon: *insiglian
  - Middle Low German: insêgelen
- Old Dutch: *insigilon
  - Middle Dutch: *insegelen
    - Dutch: inzegelen
- Old High German: insigilen
  - Middle High German: insigelen
    - German: einsiegeln

Derived terms

*besigilōn
- Old Frisian: bisiglia
- Old Saxon: *bisiglian
  - Middle Low German: besêgelen
- Old Dutch: *bisigilon
  - Middle Dutch: besegelen
    - Dutch: bezegelen
- Old High German: bisigilen
  - Middle High German: besigelen, bisigeln, besigeln
    - German: besiegeln
    - Luxembourgish: besigelen

Descendants

Old English: *seġlian
- Middle English: selen (contaminated by Old French)
  - English: seal
- ⇒ Old English: unseġlian
  - Middle English: unselen
    - English: unseal
Old Frisian: siglia, siselia, sigilia
Old Saxon: siglian
- Middle Low German: sêgelen, siegelen
Old Dutch: *sigilon
- Middle Dutch: segelen
  - Dutch: zegelen
Old High German: *sigilōn, sigilen
- Middle Low German: sigelen
  - German: siegeln

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