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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/saulijaną

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 *saulijǭ (filth, manure) or directly from its antecedent Proto-Indo-European *sowl-, a metathetic alteration of *solw- (dusky, dirty, grey).

Verb

*saulijaną

  1. to make dirty, soil

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *saulijan
    • Old Saxon: *sōlian
      • Middle Low German: sö̂len
        • German Low German: sölen
    • Old Dutch: *sōlen
      • Middle Dutch: solen, soelen
  • Old Norse: *seyla
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*sauljan)
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