Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīpaną
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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 Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“smooth; slick; sticky; slimy”).[1][2] Cognate with Cornish lym, Ancient Greek ὀλιβρός (olibrós, “smooth”), Latin limax.
Verb
*slīpaną[3]
- to slide
- (West Germanic) to grind
- (West Germanic) to make smooth; sharpen
Inflection
Conjugation of *slīpaną (strong class 1)
Related terms
- *slipraz (“smooth, slippery”)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *slīpan
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lim-a”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 239
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1872”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1872
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*slīpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 351