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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slaihǭ

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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (bluish). Compare Proto-Slavic *sliva (plum).

Noun

*slaihǭ f[2][3][4]

  1. sloe

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *slaihǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *slaihǭ *slaihōniz
vocative *slaihǭ *slaihōniz
accusative *slaihōnų *slaihōnunz
genitive *slaihōniz *slaihōnǫ̂
dative *slaihōni *slaihōmaz
instrumental *slaihōnē *slaihōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *slaihā
    • Old English: slā
    • Middle Low German: slē
    • Middle Dutch: sleeu
    • Old High German: slēha, slēwа
  • Danish: slåen
  • Norwegian: slåpe
  • Swedish: slån

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*slaixwōn ~ *slaixwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 348-349
  2. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “līvidus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347
  3. Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 231
  4. Nussbaum, Alan J. (1997) “The 'Saussure Effect' in Latin and Italic”, in Lubotsky, Alexander, editor, Sound Law and Analogy: Papers in honor of R.S.P. Beekes, Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 199
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