Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/solā

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sola, from Latin solea. Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰 (sulja).[1]

Noun[edit]

*solā f

  1. shoesole, sole of a shoe

Inflection[edit]

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *solā
Genitive *solōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *solā *solōn
Accusative *solōn *solōn
Genitive *solōn *solōnō
Dative *solōn *solōm, *solum
Instrumental *solōn *solōm, *solum

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

  • *solu

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: sole, solu
    • Middle English: sole, soole
  • Old Frisian: *sole
  • Old Saxon: sola
  • Old Dutch: *sola
  • Old High German: sola

References[edit]

  1. ^ van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) “zool”, in Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN