Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seldaz

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

Unknown. Orel suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to jump, spring”),[1] though the semantic development, if indeed from said root, is unclear.

Adjective

*seldaz

  1. rare

Inflection

Declension of *saldaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *saldaz *saldō *saldą, -atō *saldai *saldôz *saldō
accusative *saldanǭ *saldǭ *saldą, -atō *saldanz *saldōz *saldō
genitive *saldas, -is *saldaizōz *saldas, -is *saldaizǫ̂ *saldaizǫ̂ *saldaizǫ̂
dative *saldammai *saldaizōi *saldammai *saldaimaz *saldaimaz *saldaimaz
instrumental *saldanō *saldaizō *saldanō *saldaimiz *saldaimiz *saldaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *saldô *saldǭ *saldô *saldaniz *saldōniz *saldōnō
accusative *saldanų *saldōnų *saldô *saldanunz *saldōnunz *saldōnō
genitive *saldiniz *saldōniz *saldiniz *saldanǫ̂ *saldōnǫ̂ *saldanǫ̂
dative *saldini *saldōni *saldini *saldammaz *saldōmaz *saldammaz
instrumental *saldinē *saldōnē *saldinē *saldammiz *saldōmiz *saldammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *seld

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*selđanē̆”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 323
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