Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salją

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

Diminutive of *salą or *saliz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑl.jɑ̃/

Noun

*salją n

1. a building; barn; shed
2. room; chamber

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *salją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*salją	*saljō
vocative	*salją	*saljō
accusative	*salją	*saljō
genitive	*saljas, *salis	*saljǫ̂
dative	*saljai	*saljamaz
instrumental	*saljō	*saljamiz

Derived terms

• *saljô

Descendants

• Old English: sel n; *siella, sylla m
• Old Norse: sel n
  • Icelandic: sel
  • Norwegian: sel
    • → Danish: sæl
      • Norwegian Bokmål: sel
  • Old Swedish: *sæl (only in compounds, e.g. sælia boþ)