Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/selhaz

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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

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Etymology

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Either from Proto-Indo-European *selk- (to pull) (compare dialectal English sullow (plough)) or from early Proto-Finnic *šülkeš (later *hülgeh, compare Finnish hylje, Estonian hüljes).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*selhaz m

  1. seal (animal)

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *selhaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *selhaz *selhōz, *selhōs
vocative *selh *selhōz, *selhōs
accusative *selhą *selhanz
genitive *selhas, *selhis *selhǫ̂
dative *selhai *selhamaz
instrumental *selhō *selhamiz

Descendants

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