Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slaihā

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 *slaihǭ.

Noun

*slaihā f[1]

  1. sloe

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *slaihā
Genitive *slaihōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *slaihā *slaihōn
Accusative *slaihōn *slaihōn
Genitive *slaihōn *slaihōnō
Dative *slaihōn *slaihōm, *slaihum
Instrumental *slaihōn *slaihōm, *slaihum

Descendants

  • Old English: slā
  • Middle Low German: slē
  • Middle Dutch: sleeu
  • Old High German: slēha, slēwа

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314: “PWGmc *slaihā”
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