Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/selh
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *selhaz.
Noun[edit]
*selh m[1]
- seal (animal)
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *selh | |
| Genitive | *selhas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *selh | *selhō, *selhōs |
| Accusative | *selh | *selhā |
| Genitive | *selhas | *selhō |
| Dative | *selhē | *selhum |
| Instrumental | *selhu | *selhum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: seolh
- Old Frisian: *selch
- North Frisian: selich
- Old Saxon: *selh, *selah
- Old Dutch: *selh
- Old High German: selah
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 307: “PWGmc *selh”