Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slaiwōną

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 *slaiwaz +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈslɑi̯.wɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slaiwōną^[1]

to become blunt
to become dim-witted, slow

Inflection

Conjugation of *slaiwōną (weak class 2)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*slaiwō	*slaiwǭ	—	*slaiwōi	?
2nd singular	*slaiwōsi	*slaiwōs	*slaiwō	*slaiwōsai	*slaiwōsau
3rd singular	*slaiwōþi	*slaiwō	*slaiwōþau	*slaiwōþai	*slaiwōþau
1st dual	*slaiwōs	*slaiwōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*slaiwōþiz	*slaiwōþiz	*slaiwōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*slaiwōmaz	*slaiwōm	—	*slaiwōnþai	*slaiwōnþau
2nd plural	*slaiwōþ	*slaiwōþ	*slaiwōþ	*slaiwōnþai	*slaiwōnþau
3rd plural	*slaiwōnþi	*slaiwōn	*slaiwōnþau	*slaiwōnþai	*slaiwōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*slaiwōdǭ	*slaiwōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*slaiwōdēz	*slaiwōdēdīz
3rd singular	*slaiwōdē	*slaiwōdēdī
1st dual	*slaiwōdēdū	*slaiwōdēdīw
2nd dual	*slaiwōdēdudiz	*slaiwōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*slaiwōdēdum	*slaiwōdēdīm
2nd plural	*slaiwōdēdud	*slaiwōdēdīd
3rd plural	*slaiwōdēdun	*slaiwōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*slaiwōndz	*slaiwōdaz

Descendants

Old English: slāwian, āslāwian
- Middle English: slouen
  - English: slow
Old High German: slēwōn
- Middle High German: slēwen
Old Norse: sljóva, sljóvga
- Icelandic: sljóva, sljóvga

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*slaiwōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 349

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*slaiwōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 349

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slaiwōną

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