Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic селó (seló, “courtyard, village”), Lithuanian sala (“village”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*salą n

house; dwelling
hall; room

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *salą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*salą	*salō
vocative	*salą	*salō
accusative	*salą	*salō
genitive	salas, salis	*salǫ̂
dative	*salai	*salamaz
instrumental	*salō	*salamiz

Related terms

*saliz

Descendants

Old English: sæl (n); salor (m)
- Middle English: sal, sale; *saler
  - Scots: salur, saller, sellar
  - English: sale
Old Frisian: *sal, *sel (in compounds)
- Saterland Frisian: Soal
- West Frisian: seal
Old Saxon: *sal
- Middle Low German: sel (n)
Old High German: sal (n)
- Middle High German: sal (n)
- Italian: sala (alternatively < *saliz)
- Portuguese: sala (alternatively < *saliz)
- Spanish: sala (alternatively < *saliz)
Suevic / Gothic: *sala
- → Portuguese: Sá
- → Galician: Sa, Saa (place names)

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