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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salwaz

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 *solwo- (grey, sallow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.wɑz/

Adjective

*salwaz

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

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *salwijaną

Descendants

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