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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slītaną

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 *sleyd- (to rend, injure, crumble).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsliː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slītaną[1]

  1. to tear apart

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *slitjaną
  • *slaitijaną

Descendants

References

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