Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sāli

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

Substantivised from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.

Noun

*sāli m or f

happiness, prosperity
proper, appropriate time

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sāli
Genitive	*sālī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sāli	*sālī
Accusative	*sāli	*sālī
Genitive	*sālī	*sālijō
Dative	*sālī	*sālim
Instrumental	*sālī	*sālim

Derived terms

*sālīg

Related terms

*sālī

Descendants

Old English: sǣl
- Middle English: sele, sel
  - English: seel
  - Scots: seil, sele, seill, seyle