Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saljô

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 *salją (“building; room”).

Noun

*saljô m

1. roommate; companion

Inflection

Declension of *saljô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*saljô	*saljaniz
Vocative	*saljô	*saljaniz
Accusative	*saljanų	*saljanunz
Genitive	*saliniz	*saljanǫ̂
Dative	*salini	*saljammaz
Instrumental	*salinē	*saljammiz

Derived terms

• *gasaljô
• *saljaskapiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *salljō
  • Old Saxon: *sellio
    • Middle Low German: selle
  • Old Dutch: *sello
    • Middle Dutch: selle
  • Old High German: sello
    • Middle High German: selle
      • German: Selle