Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salhô

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 *sh₂lk- (willow). Cognate with Welsh helyg, Latin salix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.xɔːː/

Noun

*salhô m

  1. willow, sallow

Inflection

Declension of *salhô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *salhô *salhaniz
vocative *salhô *salhaniz
accusative *salhanų *salhanunz
genitive *salhiniz *salhanǫ̂
dative *salhini *salhammaz
instrumental *salhinē *salhammiz

Derived terms

  • *salhijǭ

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *salh
    • Old English: sealh, saliġ
    • Old Saxon: *salha
      • Middle Low German: *sale
        • Middle Low German: salewîde)
    • Old High German: salaha
      • Middle High German: salehe, salhe
        • Middle High German: salewīde
    • Old French: saule
  • Old Norse: selja (< *salhijǭ)
    • Icelandic: selja f
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: selje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: selje m or f
    • Danish: selje(-pil) c
    • Swedish: sälg c
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *salaga (see there for further descendants)