Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salt

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *saltaz.

Adjective

*salt

  1. salty
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *salt
Genitive *saltas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *salt *saltu *salt
Accusative *saltanā *saltā *salt
Genitive *saltas *salteʀā *saltas
Dative *saltumē *salteʀē *saltumē
Instrumental *saltu *salteʀu *saltu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *saltē *saltō *saltu
Accusative *saltā *saltā *saltu
Genitive *salteʀō *salteʀō *salteʀō
Dative *saltēm, *saltum *saltēm, *saltum *saltēm, *saltum
Instrumental *saltēm, *saltum *saltēm, *saltum *saltēm, *saltum
Descendants
  • Old English: sealt
  • Old Frisian: salt
  • Old Saxon: salt
  • Old Dutch: *salt
  • Old High German: *salz
    • Middle High German: salz

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *saltą.

Noun

*salt n

  1. salt
Inflection
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *salt
Genitive *saltas
Singular Plural
Nominative *salt *saltu
Accusative *salt *saltu
Genitive *saltas *saltō
Dative *saltē *saltum
Instrumental *saltu *saltum
Derived terms
Descendants