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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂lk- (“willow”). Cognate with Welsh helyg, Latin salix.
Pronunciation
Noun
*salhô m
- willow, sallow
Inflection
Declension of *salhô (masculine an-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*salhô
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*salhaniz
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| vocative
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*salhô
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*salhaniz
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| accusative
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*salhanų
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*salhanunz
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| genitive
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*salhiniz
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*salhanǫ̂
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| dative
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*salhini
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*salhammaz
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| instrumental
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*salhinē
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*salhammiz
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Derived terms
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)