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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salmō

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin salmō (salmon).[1]

Noun

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*salmō m

  1. salmon
    Synonym: *lahs

Inflection

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *salmō
Genitive *salmini, *salman
Singular Plural
Nominative *salmō *salman
Accusative *salman *salman
Genitive *salmini, *salman *salmanō
Dative *salmini, *salman *salmum
Instrumental *salmini, *salman *salmum

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: salmo
  • Old Dutch: *salmo
  • Old High German: salmo

References

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  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “zalm”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN