Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salbōn

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

From Proto-Germanic *salbōną. Equivalent to *salbu (“salve, ointment”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*salbōn

1. to salve, anoint

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*salbōn
1st sg. past	*salbōdā
Infinitive	*salbōn
Genitive infin.	*salbōnijas
Dative infin.	*salbōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*salbōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*salbō	*salbōdā
2nd singular	*salbōs	*salbōdēs, *salbōdōs
3rd singular	*salbōþ	*salbōdē, *salbōdā
1st plural	*salbōm	*salbōdum
2nd plural	*salbōþ	*salbōdud
3rd plural	*salbōnþ	*salbōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*salbō	*salbōdī
2nd singular	*salbōs	*salbōdī
3rd singular	*salbō	*salbōdī
1st plural	*salbōm	*salbōdīm
2nd plural	*salbōþ	*salbōdīd
3rd plural	*salbōn	*salbōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*salbō
Plural	*salbōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*salbōndī	*salbōd

Descendants

• Old English: sealfian
  • Middle English: salven, salf, salfe, salve, salvyn, sallfenn (Ormulum)
    • English: salve
• Old Frisian: salwia
• Old Saxon: salbon
• Old Dutch: salvon
  • Middle Dutch: salven
• Old High German: salbon
  • Middle High German: salben
    • German: salben
    • Luxembourgish: sallefen, salewen