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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salwaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 Proto-Indo-European *solwós (grey, sallow). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *solvъ (yellowish-gray).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.wɑz/

Adjective

*salwaz

  1. dusky, grey
  2. smutty, dirty, muddy
  3. sallow

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *salwijaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *salu
    • Old English: salu, sealu
      • Middle English: salwe, salow
    • Old Saxon: *salo
      • Old Saxon: *salowig, *saluwig
        • Middle Low German: salich
    • Old Dutch: *salu
      • Middle Dutch: salu, saluwe
        • Dutch: zaluw
    • Old High German: salo
      • Middle High German: sale, sal
        • German: sal, sahl (dialectal)
    • Vulgar Latin: *salvus, *sala
  • Old Norse: sǫlr
    • Icelandic: sölur
    • Norwegian: sal
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *halpa (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 425
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