Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sēliþō

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 *sēliz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛː.li.θɔː/

Noun

*sēliþō f

joy; happiness

Declension

Declension of *sēliþō (ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sēliþō	*sēliþôz
Vocative	*sēliþō	*sēliþôz
Accusative	*sēliþǭ	*sēliþōz
Genitive	*sēliþōz	*sēliþǫ̂
Dative	*sēliþōi	*sēliþōmaz
Instrumental	*sēliþō	*sēliþōmiz

Descendants

Old English: sǣlþ
- Middle English: selthe
Old Saxon: sālitha, sāltha
Old Dutch: sālida, sālda
Old High German: sālida
Old Norse: sæld
- Icelandic: sæld