Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salmō

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

Borrowed from Latin salmō (“salmon”).

Noun

*salmō m

1. salmon

   Synonym: *lahs

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*salmō
Genitive	*salmini, *salman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*salmō	*salman
Accusative	*salman	*salman
Genitive	*salmini, *salman	*salmanō
Dative	*salmini, *salman	*salmum
Instrumental	*salmini, *salman	*salmum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: salmo
  • Middle Low German: salme, salm
    • German Low German: Salm
• Old Dutch: *salmo
  • Middle Dutch: salme, salm, zalm
    • Dutch: zalm
      • Afrikaans: salm
      • →? West Frisian: salm
      • → Caribbean Javanese: salem
• Old High German: salmo
  • Middle High German: salme
    • German: Salm