Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seldaz

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

Unknown. Orel suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to jump, spring”),[1] though the semantic development, if indeed from said root, is unclear.

Adjective

*seldaz[1]

  1. rare

Reconstruction notes

This term is only known from compounds.

Inflection

Declension of *seldaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *seldaz *seldō *seldą, -atō *seldai *seldôz *seldō
accusative *seldanǭ *seldǭ *seldą, -atō *seldanz *seldōz *seldō
genitive *seldas, -is *seldaizōz *seldas, -is *seldaizǫ̂ *seldaizǫ̂ *seldaizǫ̂
dative *seldammai *seldaizōi *seldammai *seldaimaz *seldaimaz *seldaimaz
instrumental *seldanō *seldaizō *seldanō *seldaimiz *seldaimiz *seldaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *seldô *seldǭ *seldô *seldaniz *seldōniz *seldōnō
accusative *seldanų *seldōnų *seldô *seldanunz *seldōnunz *seldōnō
genitive *seldiniz *seldōniz *seldiniz *seldanǫ̂ *seldōnǫ̂ *seldanǫ̂
dative *seldini *seldōni *seldini *seldammaz *seldōmaz *seldammaz
instrumental *seldinē *seldōnē *seldinē *seldammiz *seldōmiz *seldammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *seld
  • Proto-Norse:
    • Old Norse: sjald-
      • Icelandic: sjald-
      • Norwegian: sjeld-
      • Swedish: säll-
      • Danish: sjæld-

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*selđanē̆”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 323
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