Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slaut
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain; possibly related to *sleutan (“to lock, close”),[1] compare symantics of *pundu (“enclosure (for animals, water); lock”), whence English pond. Alternately, related to *slautijā (“hail”).
Noun[edit]
*slaut m
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *slaut | |
| Genitive | *slautas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *slaut | *slautō, *slautōs |
| Accusative | *slaut | *slautā |
| Genitive | *slautas | *slautō |
| Dative | *slautē | *slautum |
| Instrumental | *slautu | *slautum |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “sloot”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001