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

willow, sallow

Inflection

Declension of *salhô (an-stem)

Case	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
  - Middle English: salwe, saly
    - English: sallow, sally
- Old Saxon: *salha
  - Middle Low German: *sale
    - ⇒ Middle Low German: salewîde)
- Old High German: salaha
  - Middle High German: salehe, salhe
    - ⇒ Middle High German: salewīde
      - German: Salweide
- → Old French: saule
  - Middle French: saule
    - 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)