Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sali

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

Alternative forms

*salr (z-stem)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saliz.

Noun

*sali m

house, dwelling
hall, room

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sali
Genitive	*salī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sali	*salī
Accusative	*sali	*salī
Genitive	*salī	*salljō
Dative	*salī	salim, salljum
Instrumental	*salī	salim, salljum

Derived terms

*saliþu

Descendants

Old English: sele; salor (< *salr)
- Middle English: sele; sal, sale, *saler
  - Scots: salur, saller, sellar
Old Frisian: *sele
- Saterland Frisian: Selscop, Sälskup
- West Frisian: seale
Old Saxon: seli, *sali
- Middle Low German: sel, sal, sāl
  - German Low German: Saal
Old Dutch: *sali, *seli
- Middle Dutch: sāle, sāel
  - Dutch: zaal
    - Afrikaans: saal
Old High German: sali
- Middle High German: sal
  - German: Saal
    - → Russian: зал (zal)
  - Hunsrik: Saal
  - Luxembourgish: Sall
- → Asturian: sala
- → Catalan: sala
- → Italian: sala, ⇒ salone
  - → Middle French: salon
    - French: salon
      - → English: salon, saloon
        → Dutch: saloon
      - → Dutch: salon
  - → Galician: saa, sáa
  - → Occitan: sala
  - → Portuguese: sala
  - → Spanish: sala
→ Old French: sale
- Middle French: salle
  - French: salle