Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīdaną

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 *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (slippery).[1] Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, to err, blunder).[2]

Verb

*slīdaną[1][2]

  1. to slide, to slip

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *slīdō *slīdaų *slīdai ?
2nd singular *slīdizi *slīdaiz *slīd *slīdazai *slīdaizau
3rd singular *slīdidi *slīdai *slīdadau *slīdadai *slīdaidau
1st dual *slīdōz *slīdaiw
2nd dual *slīdadiz *slīdaidiz *slīdadiz
1st plural *slīdamaz *slīdaim *slīdandai *slīdaindau
2nd plural *slīdid *slīdaid *slīdid *slīdandai *slīdaindau
3rd plural *slīdandi *slīdain *slīdandau *slīdandai *slīdaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *slaid *slidį̄
2nd singular *slaist *slidīz
3rd singular *slaid *slidī
1st dual *slidū *slidīw
2nd dual *slidudiz *slidīdiz
1st plural *slidum *slidīm
2nd plural *slidud *slidīd
3rd plural *slidun *slidīn
present past
participles *slīdandz *slidanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*slīdan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*slīđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 351