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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sleutaną

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 forms

  • *slūtaną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)klewd- (to lock), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (nail, hook, pin, key), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (to crook, bend). Cognate with Latin clāvis (key, bar, bolt), Latin claudō (close), Lithuanian kliudyti (to hamper, obstruct), Old Irish cló (nail).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsleu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sleutaną[1][2]

  1. to bolt, lock
  2. to shut, close

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sleutan
    • Old Frisian: slūta
      • Saterland Frisian: sluute
      • West Frisian: slute
    • Old Saxon: slūtan (in combination)
    • Old Dutch: *slūtan
      • Middle Dutch: sluten
        • Dutch: sluiten
          • Afrikaans: sluit
          • Berbice Creole Dutch: slokti
          • Saramaccan: sòotó
        • Limburgish: sloete
    • Old High German: sliozan

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sleutan- ~ *slūtan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sleutanan ~ *slūtanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 350
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