Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salō

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

From Proto-Indo-European *selh₁- (“to take, grab”). Cognate with Lithuanian siūlyti (“to propose, offer, upsend”).

Noun

*salō f

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

Derived terms

*saljaną

Descendants

Old High German: sala
- Middle High German: sale
Old Norse: sala
- Icelandic: sala
- Norwegian: salg
- Old Swedish: sala
  - Swedish: salu (from the oblique case)
- Danish: salg
- → Old English: sala
  - Middle English: sale
    - Scots: sale, saill, seall
    - English: sale