Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saltastain

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 *salt +‎ *stain.

Noun

*saltastain m

  1. a block of salt; rock salt
  2. nitre

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *saltastain
Genitive *saltastainas
Singular Plural
Nominative *saltastain *saltastainō, *saltastainōs
Accusative *saltastain *saltastainā
Genitive *saltastainas *saltastainō
Dative *saltastainē *saltastainum
Instrumental *saltastainu *saltastainum

Descendants

  • Old English: sealtstān
    • Middle English: salt stan, salt ston, saltstone, salteston
  • Old Frisian: *saltstēn
    • West Frisian: sâltstien
  • Old Saxon: *saltstēn
    • Middle Low German: soltstên, soltstein
      • German Low German: Soltsteen
  • Old Dutch: *saltstēn
  • Old High German: salzstein
    • Middle High German: salzstein
      • German: Salzstein
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