Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/solā

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sola, from Latin solea. Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰 (sulja).

Noun

*solā f

1. shoesole, sole of a shoe

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*solā
Genitive	*solōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*solā	*solōn
Accusative	*solōn	*solōn
Genitive	*solōn	*solōnō
Dative	*solōn	*solōm, *solum
Instrumental	*solōn	*solōm, *solum

Alternative reconstructions

• *solu

Descendants

• Old English: sole, solu
  • Middle English: sole, soole
    • English: sole
    • Scots: sole
• Old Frisian: *sole
  • West Frisian: soal
• Old Saxon: sola
  • Middle Low German: sōle, solle
    • → Old Norse: sóli
• Old Dutch: *sola
  • Middle Dutch: sole
    • Dutch: zool
      • Afrikaans: sool
      • → Indonesian: sol
• Old High German: sola
  • Middle High German: sole, sol
    • German: Sohle