Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sēliþō

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 *sēliz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛː.li.θɔː/

Noun

*sēliþō f

joy, happiness

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *sēliþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sēliþō	*sēliþôz
vocative	*sēliþō	*sēliþôz
accusative	*sēliþǭ	*sēliþōz
genitive	*sēliþōz	*sēliþǫ̂
dative	*sēliþōi	*sēliþōmaz
instrumental	*sēliþō	*sēliþōmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *sāliþu
- Old English: sǣlþ
  - Middle English: selthe
- Old Saxon: sālitha, sāltha
  - Middle Low German: sâlde, sêlde
- Old Dutch: sālida, sālda
  - Middle Dutch: saelde, salde, zalde
    - Dutch: zaalte
- Old High German: sālida
  - Middle High German: sālide, sēlide, sælede, sālde, sælde, seilde
Old Norse: sæld
- Icelandic: sæld
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sæld

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