Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salljan
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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 *saljaną.
Verb
[edit]*salljan[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *salljan | |
| 1st sg. past | *saldā | |
| Infinitive | *salljan | |
| Genitive infin. | *salljannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *salljannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *salljannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sallju | *saldā |
| 2nd singular | *salisi | *saldēs, *saldōs |
| 3rd singular | *saliþi | *saldē, *saldā |
| 1st plural | *salljum | *saldum |
| 2nd plural | *saliþ | *saldud |
| 3rd plural | *salljanþ | *saldun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *salljē | *saldī |
| 2nd singular | *salljēs | *saldī |
| 3rd singular | *salljē | *saldī |
| 1st plural | *salljēm | *saldīm |
| 2nd plural | *salljēþ | *saldīd |
| 3rd plural | *salljēn | *saldīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *sali | |
| Plural | *saliþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *salljandī | *sald |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: sellan, siellan, syllan
- Old Frisian: sella
- North Frisian: selle
- Old Saxon: sellian (“to offer, give”)
- Old Dutch: *sellen
- Middle Dutch: sellen
- Old High German: sellen (“to hand over, betray”)
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 73: “PWGmc *saldē”