Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saliþwō

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 *saliz +‎ *-þwō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.li.θwɔː/

Noun

*saliþwō f[1]

  1. dwelling

Inflection

Declension of *saliþwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *saliþwō *saliþwôz
vocative *saliþwō *saliþwôz
accusative *saliþwǭ *saliþwōz
genitive *saliþwōz *saliþwǫ̂
dative *saliþwōi *saliþwōmaz
instrumental *saliþwō *saliþwōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saliþu
    • Old English: sælþ
    • Old Saxon: selitha
    • Old Dutch: selitha
    • Old High German: selida, selitha, seleda, selda
      • Middle High German: selede, selide, selde, sölde
        • German: Selde, Sölde
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌸𐍅𐍉𐍃 pl (saliþwōs)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*saliþwō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 315