Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slagjǭ

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 the root of *slahaną +‎ *-jǭ, perhaps onomatopoeic late Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɑɣ.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*slagjǭ f

  1. sledge; mallet; hammer

Inflection

Declension of *slagjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *slagjǭ *slagjōniz
vocative *slagjǭ *slagjōniz
accusative *slagjōnų *slagjōnunz
genitive *slagjōniz *slagjōnǫ̂
dative *slagjōni *slagjōmaz
instrumental *slagjōnē *slagjōmiz

Alternative forms

  • *slagjō

Derived terms

  • *slagilaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *slagil
      • Old English: sleġel
      • Old Saxon: *slegil
      • Old Frisian: *slegel
      • Middle Low German: slēgel
      • Old Dutch: *slegil
        • Middle Dutch: *slegil
      • Old High German: slegil

Descendants

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