 | ThisProto-Germanic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
FromProto-Indo-European*sh₂éy-ōl ~ *sh₂i-l-és, from*sh₂ey-(“to bind, fetter”). Cognate withHittite[script needed](iš-hi-ia-al,“band”),[1] and possiblyProto-Balto-Slavic*séiˀlāˀ(“soul”).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sailą | *sailō |
| vocative | *sailą | *sailō |
| accusative | *sailą | *sailō |
| genitive | *sailas, *sailis | *sailǫ̂ |
| dative | *sailai | *sailamaz |
| instrumental | *sailō | *sailamiz |