Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saliþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saliþwō.

Noun

*saliþu f[1]

  1. dwelling
  2. hall

Inflection

wō-stem
Singular
Nominative *saliþu
Genitive *saliþwā
Singular Plural
Nominative *saliþu *saliþwō
Accusative *saliþwā *saliþwā
Genitive *saliþwā *saliþwō
Dative *saliþwē *saliþwōm, *saliþum
Instrumental *saliþu *saliþwōm, *saliþum

Descendants

  • 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

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 236: “PWGmc *saliþu”
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