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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saltą

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 Pre-Germanic *sh₂eldóm, ultimately from *séh₂ls. The closest cognate is Old Armenian աղտ (ałt) (cf. also Proto-Slavic *soldъkъ, Lithuanian saldus). Other cognates include Latin sāl, Latvian sāls, Russian соль (solʹ), Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls) and Welsh halen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑl.tɑ̃/

Noun

*saltą n

  1. salt

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *saltą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *saltą *saltō
vocative *saltą *saltō
accusative *saltą *saltō
genitive *saltas, *saltis *saltǫ̂
dative *saltai *saltamaz
instrumental *saltō *saltamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *salt
    • Old English: sealt
      • Middle English: salt
        • English: salt
        • Scots: sawt, salt, saut
        • Yola: zall
    • Old Frisian: salt
    • Old Saxon: salt
    • Old Dutch: *salt
      • Middle Dutch: sout
        • Dutch: zout
          • Afrikaans: sout
          • Negerhollands: sout
          • Skepi Creole Dutch: sout
          • Aukan: sawtu
          • Loup A: sat
          • ? Mahican: săschuak
          • Saramaccan: sátu
          • Sranan Tongo: sowtu
            • Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: sautu
        • Limburgish: zaat
    • Old High German: salz
      • Middle High German: salz
  • Old Norse: salt
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐍄 (salt)
  • Crimean Gothic: salt
  • Proto-Samic:
    • Northern Sami: sálti
    • Southern Sami: saelhtie
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