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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saltōn
 | 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
Borrowed from Latin saltō.
Verb
*saltōn[1]
- to dance
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *saltōn | |
| Infinitive | *saltōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *saltōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *saltōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *saltōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saltō | *saltōdā |
| 2nd singular | *saltōs | *saltōdēs, *saltōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *saltōþ | *saltōdē, *saltōdā |
| 1st plural | *saltōm | *saltōdum |
| 2nd plural | *saltōþ | *saltōdud |
| 3rd plural | *saltōnþ | *saltōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saltō | *saltōdī |
| 2nd singular | *saltōs | *saltōdī |
| 3rd singular | *saltō | *saltōdī |
| 1st plural | *saltōm | *saltōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *saltōþ | *saltōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *saltōn | *saltōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *saltō | |
| Plural | *saltōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *saltōndī | *saltōd |
Descendants
- Old English: sealtian
- Old High German: salzōn
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 137: “PWGmc *saltōn”