Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sulhs

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 *selk- (“to pull”). Cognate with Latin sulcus (“furrow, ploughing”), Ancient Greek ἕλκω (hélkō, “to drag, pull”).

Noun

*sulhs m

  1. plough
  2. that which is ploughed or furrowed; furrow

Inflection

Declension of *sulhs (consonant stem)
singular plural
nominative *sulhs *sulhiz
vocative *sulh *sulhiz
accusative *sulhų *sulhunz
genitive *sulhiz *sulhǫ̂
dative *sulhi *sulhumaz
instrumental *sulhē *sulhumiz
  • *sulhō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sulh
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