Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slaihǭ

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

Alternative reconstructions

*slaihwaz, *slaihwǭ^[1]^[2]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y- (“bluish”). Compare Proto-Slavic *sliva (“plum”).

Noun

*slaihǭ f^[2]^[3]^[4]

sloe

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *slaihǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*slaihǭ	*slaihōniz
vocative	*slaihǭ	*slaihōniz
accusative	*slaihōnų	*slaihōnunz
genitive	*slaihōniz	*slaihōnǫ̂
dative	*slaihōni	*slaihōmaz
instrumental	*slaihōnē	*slaihōmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *slaihā
- Old English: slā
  - Middle English: slo, sla, sloo
    - English: sloe
    - Scots: slae
- Middle Low German: slē
- Middle Dutch: sleeu
  - Dutch: slee, (dialectal) sleeuw
- Old High German: slēha, slēwа
  - German: Schlehe
Danish: slåen
Norwegian: slåpe
Swedish: slån

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*slaixwōn ~ *slaixwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 348-349
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “līvidus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347
^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 231
^ Nussbaum, Alan J. (1997) “The 'Saussure Effect' in Latin and Italic”, in Lubotsky, Alexander, editor, Sound Law and Analogy: Papers in honor of R.S.P. Beekes‎, Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 199

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*slaixwōn ~ *slaixwaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 348-349

[EDL-2] 2.0 ^2.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “līvidus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 347

[3] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 231

[4] Nussbaum, Alan J. (1997) “The 'Saussure Effect' in Latin and Italic”, in Lubotsky, Alexander, editor, Sound Law and Analogy: Papers in honor of R.S.P. Beekes‎, Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 199

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