Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salhô

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂lk- (“willow”). Cognate with Welsh helyg, Latin salix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑl.xɔːː/

Noun

*salhô m

1. willow, sallow

Inflection

Declension of *salhô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*salhô	*salhaniz
Vocative	*salhô	*salhaniz
Accusative	*salhanų	*salhanunz
Genitive	*salhiniz	*salhanǫ̂
Dative	*salhini	*salhammaz
Instrumental	*salhinē	*salhammiz

Derived terms

• *salhijǭ

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *salh
  • Old English: sealh, saliġ
    • Middle English: salwe, saly
      • English: sallow, sally
  • Old Saxon: *salha
    • Middle Low German: *sale
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: salewîde)
  • Old High German: salaha
    • Middle High German: salehe, salhe
      • ⇒ Middle High German: salewīde
        • German: Salweide
  • → Old French: saule
    • Middle French: saule
      • French: saule
• Old Norse: selja (< *salhijǭ)
  • Icelandic: selja f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: selje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: selje m or f
  • Danish: selje(-pil) c
  • Swedish: sälg c
• →? Proto-Finnic: *salaga (see there for further descendants)