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

house; dwelling
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)