Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saliþu
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *saliþwō.
Noun
[edit]*saliþu f[1]
Inflection
[edit]| wō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *saliþu | |
| Genitive | *saliþwā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *saliþu | *saliþwō |
| Accusative | *saliþwā | *saliþwā |
| Genitive | *saliþwā | *saliþwō |
| Dative | *saliþwē | *saliþwōm, *saliþum |
| Instrumental | *saliþu | *saliþwōm, *saliþum |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: sælþ
- Old Saxon: selitha
- Old Dutch: selitha
- Old High German: selida, selitha, seleda, selda
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236: “PWGmc *saliþu”