Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sāli

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

Etymology

Substantivised from Proto-Germanic *sēliz.

Noun

*sāli m or f

1. happiness, prosperity
2. proper, appropriate time

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sāli
Genitive	*sālī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sāli	*sālī
Accusative	*sāli	*sālī
Genitive	*sālī	*sālijō
Dative	*sālī	*sālim, *sālijum
Instrumental	*sālī	*sālim, *sālijum

Derived terms

• *sālīg

Related terms

• *sālī

Descendants

• Old English: sǣl
  • Middle English: sel, sele, seile, seill, seyle (Northern), ceel, cele, seel, seele, sele (chiefly Late Middle English)
    • English: sele (dialectal)
    • Middle Scots: seill, seyll
      • Scots: seil, sele