Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slangô

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 unattested *slangaz +‎ *-ô, from Proto-Indo-European *slonkʷ-ó-s, from *slenkʷ- (“to slide”) +‎ *-ós. See Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to slink, creep”) for more.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈslɑŋ.ɡɔːː/

    Noun

    *slangô m[1]

    1. snake
      Synonyms: *agiz, *linþaz, *nadraz, *nadrǭ, *wurmiz

    Inflection

    Declension of *slangô (masculine an-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *slangô *slanganiz
    vocative *slangô *slanganiz
    accusative *slanganų *slanganunz
    genitive *slanginiz *slanganǫ̂
    dative *slangini *slangammaz
    instrumental *slanginē *slangammiz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *slangō
    • Old Norse: slangi m, slanga f

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*slangan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 453
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