Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saltaz

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

Derived from *saltaną (to salt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.tɑz/

Adjective

*saltaz

  1. salty

Inflection

Declension of *saltaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *saltaz *saltō *saltą, -atō *saltai *saltôz *saltō
accusative *saltanǭ *saltǭ *saltą, -atō *saltanz *saltōz *saltō
genitive *saltas, -is *saltaizōz *saltas, -is *saltaizǫ̂ *saltaizǫ̂ *saltaizǫ̂
dative *saltammai *saltaizōi *saltammai *saltaimaz *saltaimaz *saltaimaz
instrumental *saltanō *saltaizō *saltanō *saltaimiz *saltaimiz *saltaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *saltô *saltǭ *saltô *saltaniz *saltōniz *saltōnō
accusative *saltanų *saltōnų *saltô *saltanunz *saltōnunz *saltōnō
genitive *saltiniz *saltōniz *saltiniz *saltanǫ̂ *saltōnǫ̂ *saltanǫ̂
dative *saltini *saltōni *saltini *saltammaz *saltōmaz *saltammaz
instrumental *saltinē *saltōnē *saltinē *saltammiz *saltōmiz *saltammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *salt
    • Old English: sealt
    • Old Frisian: salt
    • Old Saxon: salt
      • Middle Low German: solt
    • Old Dutch: *salt
    • Old High German: *salz
      • Middle High German: salz
  • Old Norse: saltr