Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/salą

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 Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic село (selo, “courtyard, village”), Lithuanian sala (“village”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*salą n

1. house; dwelling
2. hall; room

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *salą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*salą	*salō
vocative	*salą	*salō
accusative	*salą	*salō
genitive	*salas, *salis	*salǫ̂
dative	*salai	*salamaz
instrumental	*salō	*salamiz

Related terms

• *saliz

Descendants

• Old English: sæl
  • Middle English: sal, sale
    • English: sale
• Old Frisian: *sal, *sel (in compounds)
  • Saterland Frisian: Soal
  • West Frisian: seal
• Old Saxon: *sal
  • Middle Low German: sel (n)
• Old High German: sal (n)
  • Middle High German: sal (n)
  • → Italian: sala (alternatively < *saliz)
  • → Portuguese: sala (alternatively < *saliz)
  • → Spanish: sala (alternatively < *saliz)
• Suevic / Gothic: *sala
  • → Portuguese: Sá
  • → Galician: Sa, Saa (place names)