Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salh

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *salhaz (“willow”), from From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂lk- (“willow”). Cognate with Welsh helyg, Latin salix.

Noun

*salh m

willow

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*salh
Genitive	*salhas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*salh	salhō, salhōs
Accusative	*salh	*salhā
Genitive	*salhas	*salhō
Dative	*salhē	*salhum
Instrumental	*salhu	*salhum

Descendants

Old English: sealh, saliġ
- Middle English: salwe, saly
  - English: sallow, sally
Old Saxon: *salha
- Middle Low German: *sale
  - ⇒ Middle Low German: salewîde)
Old High German: salaha
- Middle High German: salehe, salhe
  - ⇒ Middle High German: salewīde
    - German: Salweide
→ Old French: saule
- Middle French: saule
  - French: saule