Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saltaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Derived from *saltaną (“to salt”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑl.tɑz/

Adjective

*saltaz

salty

Inflection

Declension of *saltaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*saltaz	*saltai	*saltō	*saltôz	*saltą, -atō	*saltō
Accusative	*saltanǭ	*saltanz	*saltǭ	*saltōz	*saltą, -atō	*saltō
Genitive	*saltas, -is	*saltaizǫ̂	*saltaizōz	*saltaizǫ̂	*saltas, -is	*saltaizǫ̂
Dative	*saltammai	*saltaimaz	*saltaizōi	*saltaimaz	*saltammai	*saltaimaz
Instrumental	*saltanō	*saltaimiz	*saltaizō	*saltaimiz	*saltanō	*saltaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*saltô	*saltaniz	*saltǭ	*saltōniz	*saltô	*saltōnō
Accusative	*saltanų	*saltanunz	*saltōnų	*saltōnunz	*saltô	*saltōnō
Genitive	*saltiniz	*saltanǫ̂	*saltōniz	*saltōnǫ̂	*saltiniz	*saltanǫ̂
Dative	*saltini	*saltammaz	*saltōni	*saltōmaz	*saltini	*saltammaz
Instrumental	*saltinē	*saltammiz	*saltōnē	*saltōmiz	*saltinē	*saltammiz

Related terms

*saltą
*saltaną

Descendants

Old English: sealt
- Middle English: salt
  - English: salt
  - Scots: salt
Old Frisian: salt
- West Frisian: sâlt
Old Saxon: salt
- Middle Low German: salt, solt
  - German Low German: solt
Old Dutch: *salt
- Middle Dutch: sout
  - Dutch: zout
    - Afrikaans: sout
Old High German: *salz
- Middle High German: salz
Old Norse: saltr
- Icelandic: saltur
- Faroese: saltur
- Norwegian: salt
- Old Swedish: salter
  - Swedish: salt
- Danish: salt
- Gutnish: saltar, salt