Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sāliþu

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 *sēliþō. Equivalent to *sālī +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*sāliþu f

joy, happiness

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sāliþu
Genitive	*sāliþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sāliþu	*sāliþō
Accusative	*sāliþā	*sāliþā
Genitive	*sāliþā	*sāliþō
Dative	*sāliþē	*sāliþōm
Instrumental	*sāliþu	*sāliþōm

Descendants

Old English: sǣlþ
- Middle English: selthe
Old Saxon: sālitha, sāltha
- Middle Low German: sâlde, sêlde
Old Dutch: sālida, sālda
Old High German: sālida
- Middle High German: sālide, sēlide, sælede, sālde, sælde, seilde