Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salwaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *solwós (“grey, sallow”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *solvъ (“yellowish-gray”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.wɑz/

Adjective

*salwaz

  1. dusky, grey
  2. smutty, dirty, muddy
  3. sallow

Inflection

Declension of *salwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *salwaz *salwō *salwą, -atō *salwai *salwôz *salwō
accusative *salwanǭ *salwǭ *salwą, -atō *salwanz *salwōz *salwō
genitive *salwas, -is *salwaizōz *salwas, -is *salwaizǫ̂ *salwaizǫ̂ *salwaizǫ̂
dative *salwammai *salwaizōi *salwammai *salwaimaz *salwaimaz *salwaimaz
instrumental *salwanō *salwaizō *salwanō *salwaimiz *salwaimiz *salwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *salwô *salwǭ *salwô *salwaniz *salwōniz *salwōnō
accusative *salwanų *salwōnų *salwô *salwanunz *salwōnunz *salwōnō
genitive *salwiniz *salwōniz *salwiniz *salwanǫ̂ *salwōnǫ̂ *salwanǫ̂
dative *salwini *salwōni *salwini *salwammaz *salwōmaz *salwammaz
instrumental *salwinē *salwōnē *salwinē *salwammiz *salwōmiz *salwammiz

Derived terms

  • *salwijaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *salu
    • Old English: salu, sealu
      • Middle English: salwe, salow
    • Old Saxon: *salo
      • ⇒ Old Saxon: *salowig, *saluwig
        • Middle Low German: salich
    • Old Dutch: salo
      • Middle Dutch: salu, saluwe
        • Dutch: zaluw
    • Old High German: salo
      • Middle High German: sale, sal
        • German: sal, sahl (dialectal)
    • → Vulgar Latin: *sala
  • Old Norse: sǫlr
    • Icelandic: sölur
    • Norwegian: sal
  • →? Proto-Finnic: *halpa (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 425
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