Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salh

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 *salhaz (“willow”), from From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂lk- (“willow”). Cognate with Welsh helyg, Latin salix.

Noun

*salh m

1. willow

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*salh
Genitive	*salhas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*salh	*salhō, *salhōs
Accusative	*salh	*salhā
Genitive	*salhas	*salhō
Dative	*salhē	*salhum
Instrumental	*salhu	*salhum

Descendants

• Old English: sealh, saliġ
  • Middle English: salwe, saly
    • English: sallow, sally
• Old Saxon: *salha
  • Middle Low German: *sale
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: salewîde)
• Old High German: salaha
  • Middle High German: salehe, salhe
    • ⇒ Middle High German: salewīde
      • German: Salweide
• → Old French: saule
  • Middle French: saule
    • French: saule