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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīkaną

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 *sleyg-, *sleyǵ- (to glide, smooth, spread). Cognate with Old Irish sligim (to smear) and Proto-Slavic *slьzьkь (smooth, slime).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsliː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slīkaną[1]

  1. to slide, to slip

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *slīkan
    • Old English: *slīcan
      • Middle English: sliken
    • Old Frisian: *slīka
      • Saterland Frisian: slieke
    • Old Saxon: *slīkan
      • Middle Low German: slîken
        • German Low German: slieken
        • Plautdietsch: schlijken
    • Old High German: slīhhan

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*slīkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 351
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