Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sulhs

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 Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull”). Cognate with Latin sulcus (“furrow, ploughing”), Ancient Greek ἕλκω (hélkō, “to drag, pull”).

Noun

*sulhs m

1. plough
2. that which is ploughed or furrowed; furrow

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *sulhs (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sulhs	*sulhiz
vocative	*sulh	*sulhiz
accusative	*sulhų	*sulhunz
genitive	*sulhiz	*sulhǫ̂
dative	*sulhi	*sulhumaz
instrumental	*sulhē	*sulhumiz

Related terms

• *sulhō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sulh
  • Old English: sulh, suluh
    • Middle English: suluh, solowe, sogh
      • Scots: souch, seuch
      • English: sullow
  • Old Saxon: sulh