Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salu

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 *salwaz.

Adjective

*salu

  1. dusky, grey

Inflection

wa-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *salu
Genitive *salwas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *salu *salu *salu
Accusative *salwanā *salwā *salu
Genitive *salwas *salweʀā *salwas
Dative *salumē *salweʀē *salumē
Instrumental *salu *salweʀu *salu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *salwē *salwō *salu
Accusative *salwā *salwā *salu
Genitive *salweʀō *salweʀō *salweʀō
Dative *salwēm, *salum *salwēm, *salum *salwēm, *salum
Instrumental *salwēm, *salum *salwēm, *salum *salwēm, *salum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • 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
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