Reconstruction:Old Dutch/salt

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *salt.

Noun

*salt n

  1. salt
Inflection
Declension of *salt (neuter a-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative *salt
accusative *salt
genitive *saltes
dative *salte
Descendants
  • Middle Dutch: sout
    • Dutch: zout (see there for further descendants)
    • Limburgish: zaat

Further reading

  • “salt (I)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *saltaz.

Adjective

*salt

  1. salty
Inflection
Declension of *salt (a-stem)
strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *salt *salt *salt *salta, *salte
accusative *saltan, *salten *salta *salt *salta, *salte
genitive *saltes *saltero *saltes *saltero
dative *saltin, *saltemo *saltero *saltin, *saltemo *salton
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative *salto *salta *salta *salton
accusative *salton *salton *salta *salton
genitive *saltin *salton *saltin *saltono
dative *saltin *salton *saltin *salton
Descendants

Further reading

  • “salt (II)”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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