Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saltōn

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

Borrowed from Latin saltō (“to dance, jump”).

Verb

*saltōn[1]

  1. to dance

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *saltōn
1st sg. past *saltōdā
Infinitive *saltōn
Genitive infin. *saltōnijas
Dative infin. *saltōnijē
Instrum. infin. *saltōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *saltō *saltōdā
2nd singular *saltōs *saltōdēs, *saltōdōs
3rd singular *saltōþ *saltōdē, *saltōdā
1st plural *saltōm *saltōdum
2nd plural *saltōþ *saltōdud
3rd plural *saltōnþ *saltōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *saltō *saltōdī
2nd singular *saltōs *saltōdī
3rd singular *saltō *saltōdī
1st plural *saltōm *saltōdīm
2nd plural *saltōþ *saltōdīd
3rd plural *saltōn *saltōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *saltō
Plural *saltōþ
Present Past
Participle *saltōndī *saltōd

Descendants

  • Old English: sealtian
  • Old High German: salzōn

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 137: “PWGmc *saltōn”
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