Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slahtuz

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 *slahaną (“to hit, strike”) +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɑx.tuz/

Noun

*slahtuz m

  1. striking, hitting, beating
  2. killing

Inflection

Declension of *slahtuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *slahtuz *slahtiwiz
vocative *slahtu *slahtiwiz
accusative *slahtų *slahtunz
genitive *slahtauz *slahtiwǫ̂
dative *slahtiwi *slahtumaz
instrumental *slahtū *slahtumiz

Descendants

In the West Germanic languages, the word was likely remodeled as a ti-stem.

  • Old English: sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, slyht, slīet
    • Middle English: slaht, slæht, slauȝt, slaught, slehte, sleȝte, sleiȝt
  • Old Norse: sláttr
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