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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sāliþu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sēliþō. Equivalent to *sālī (“happy”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*sāliþu f

  1. joy, happiness

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

Descendants
  • Old English: sǣlþ
    • Middle English: selthe
  • Old Saxon: sālitha, sāltha
  • Old Dutch: sālida, sālda
    • Middle Dutch: saelde, salde, zalde
      • Dutch: zaalte
  • Old High German: sālida
    • Middle High German: sālide, sēlide, sælede, sālde, sælde, seilde
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