Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sū

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 *sūz.

Noun

*sū n

1. sow (female pig)
2. pig, swine

Inflection

Consonant stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sū
Genitive	*suwi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sū	*suwi
Accusative	*sū	*suwi
Genitive	*suwi	*sowō
Dative	*suwi	*sūm
Instrumental	*suwi	*sūm

Descendants

• Old English: sū
• Old Saxon: sū
• Old High German: sū
  • Middle High German: sū
    • Alemannic German: Suu, Sou, Sau
    • Central Franconian: Sau, Sou (spelling variant, chiefly used for Moselle Franconian dialects)

      Hunsrik: Sau

    • German: Sau
    • Luxembourgish: Sau
    • Rhine Franconian:

      Pennsylvania German: Sau

    • Vilamovian: zaoj