Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sēliþō

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

From *sēliz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛː.li.θɔː/

Noun

*sēliþō f

  1. joy, happiness

Inflection

Declension of *sēliþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sēliþō *sēliþôz
vocative *sēliþō *sēliþôz
accusative *sēliþǭ *sēliþōz
genitive *sēliþōz *sēliþǫ̂
dative *sēliþōi *sēliþōmaz
instrumental *sēliþō *sēliþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sāliþu
    • Old English: sǣlþ
      • Middle English: selthe
    • Old Saxon: sālitha, sāltha
    • Old Dutch: sālda
      • Middle Dutch: sâelde, salde, zalde
    • Old High German: sālida
  • Old Norse: sæld
    • Icelandic: sæld
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: sæld
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