Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sēliz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Traditionally derived by Pokorny from Proto-Indo-European *selh₂- (“to calm, quiet, be favorable”), and compared with Latin sōlor (“to comfort, console”).[1] This comparison does not seem to be maintained by later researchers, including Orel, who instead take the word as related to *saljaną (“to offer, sell”).[2]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*sēliz (comparative *sēlizô, superlative *sēlistaz)
Inflection
Declension of *sēliz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *sēliz | *sēlijai | *sēlī | *sēlijôz | *sēlį, *-jatō | *sēlijō |
| accusative | *sēlijanǭ | *sēlijanz | *sēlijǭ | *sēlijōz | *sēlį, *-jatō | *sēlijō |
| genitive | *sēlijas, *sēlīs | *sēlijaizǫ̂ | *sēlijaizōz | *sēlijaizǫ̂ | *sēlijas, *sēlīs | *sēlijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *sēlijammai | *sēlijaimaz | *sēlijaizōi | *sēlijaimaz | *sēlijammai | *sēlijaimaz |
| instrumental | *sēlijanō | *sēlijaimiz | *sēlijaizō | *sēlijaimiz | *sēlijanō | *sēlijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *sēlijô | *sēlijaniz | *sēlijǭ | *sēlijōniz | *sēlijô | *sēlijōnō |
| accusative | *sēlijanų | *sēlijanunz | *sēlijōnų | *sēlijōnunz | *sēlijô | *sēlijōnō |
| genitive | *sēlīniz | *sēlijanǫ̂ | *sēlijōniz | *sēlijōnǫ̂ | *sēlīniz | *sēlijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *sēlīni | *sēlijammaz | *sēlijōni | *sēlijōmaz | *sēlīni | *sēlijammaz |
| instrumental | *sēlīnē | *sēlijammiz | *sēlijōnē | *sēlijōmiz | *sēlīnē | *sēlijammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *sālī (adjective)
- Proto-West Germanic: *sāli (noun)
- Proto-Norse: *ᛊᚨᛚᛁᛉ (*saliʀ /sālīʀ/)
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃 (sēls)
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “sel-, selә-: slā-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 900
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sēliz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 327