Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saljô

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 *salją (“building; room”).

Noun

*saljô m

1. roommate; companion

Inflection

Declension of *saljô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*saljô	*saljaniz
Vocative	*saljô	*saljaniz
Accusative	*saljanų	*saljanunz
Genitive	*saliniz	*saljanǫ̂
Dative	*salini	*saljammaz
Instrumental	*salinē	*saljammiz

Derived terms

• *gasaljô
• *saljaskapiz

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *sellio; *selliskap
  • Middle Low German: selle; sellschap
    • German Low German: Sellskupp
    • → Saterland Frisian: Sälskup
    • → Swedish: sällskap