Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salą

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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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic село (selo, “courtyard, village”), Lithuanian sala (“village”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*salą n

  1. house; dwelling
  2. hall; room

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *salą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *salą *salō
vocative *salą *salō
accusative *salą *salō
genitive *salas, *salis *salǫ̂
dative *salai *salamaz
instrumental *salō *salamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: sæl
  • Old Frisian: *sal, *sel (in compounds)
    • Saterland Frisian: Soal
    • West Frisian: seal
  • Old Saxon: *sal
    • Middle Low German: sel (n)
  • Old High German: sal (n)
  • Suevic / Gothic: *sala
    • → Portuguese: Sá
    • → Galician: Sa, Saa (place names)
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