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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slītan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slītaną.

Verb

*slītan

  1. to tear apart

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *slītan
1st sg. past *slait
3rd pl. past *slitun
Past ptcple *slitan
Infinitive *slītan
Genitive infin. *slītannjas
Dative infin. *slītannjē
Instrum. infin. *slītannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *slītu *slait
2nd singular *slītiʀi *slitī
3rd singular *slītidi *slait
1st plural *slītum *slitum
2nd plural *slītid *slitud
3rd plural *slītand *slitun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *slītē *slitī
2nd singular *slītēs *slitī
3rd singular *slītē *slitī
1st plural *slītēm *slitīm
2nd plural *slītēþ *slitīd
3rd plural *slītēn *slitīn
Imperative Present
Singular *slīt
Plural *slītid
Present Past
Participle *slītandī *slitan

Descendants

  • Old English: slītan
    • Middle English: sliten
  • Old Frisian: slīta
    • North Frisian: slitten
    • Saterland Frisian: sliete
    • West Frisian: slite
  • Old Saxon: slītan
    • Middle Low German: slîten
      • German Low German: slieten
  • Old Dutch: *slītan
  • Old High German: slīzan
  • Old French: esclicer [1080 CE] (see there for further descendants)
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