Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salō

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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 *selh₁- (to take, grab).[1] Cognate with Lithuanian siūlyti (to propose, offer, upsend).

Noun

*salō f

  1. a handing over, delivery, surrender

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *salō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *salō *salôz
vocative *salō *salôz
accusative *salǭ *salōz
genitive *salōz *salǫ̂
dative *salōi *salōmaz
instrumental *salō *salōmiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: sala
    • Middle High German: sale
  • Old Norse: sala

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 316