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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salwijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *salu (dusky, grey) + *-jan.

Verb

*salwijan

  1. to make grey
  2. to soil, to besmirch

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *salwijan
1st sg. past *salwidā
Infinitive *salwijan
Genitive infin. *salwijannjas
Dative infin. *salwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *salwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *salwiju *salwidā
2nd singular *salwisi *salwidēs, *salwidōs
3rd singular *salwiþi *salwidē, *salwidā
1st plural *salwijum *salwidum
2nd plural *salwiþ *salwidud
3rd plural *salwijanþ *salwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *salwijē *salwidī
2nd singular *salwijēs *salwidī
3rd singular *salwijē *salwidī
1st plural *salwijēm *salwidīm
2nd plural *salwijēþ *salwidīd
3rd plural *salwijēn *salwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *salwi
Plural *salwiþ
Present Past
Participle *salwijandī *salwid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *salwian
    • Middle Low German: *salewen
      • Middle Low German: vörsalewen
  • Old Dutch:
    • Middle Dutch: saluwen, salwen, seluwen, selwen
      • Dutch: zaluwen (obsolete)
  • Old High German: salawen
    • Middle High German: salewen, salwen
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