Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slidô

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

Zero-grade form of the root of *slīdaną +‎ *-ô, literally “slider”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsli.ðɔːː/

Noun

*slidô m^[1]

sled, sleigh

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *slidô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*slidô	*slidaniz
vocative	*slidô	*slidaniz
accusative	*slidanų	*slidanunz
genitive	*slidiniz	*slidanǫ̂
dative	*slidini	*slidammaz
instrumental	*slidinē	*slidammiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old Frisian: *slida
- Saterland Frisian: sliede
- West Frisian: slide
Old Saxon: slido
- Middle Low German: slede
Old Dutch: *slido
- Middle Dutch: slēde, sledde, sledse
  - Dutch: slee, slede
    - Afrikaans: slee
    - → English: sleigh
    - → Papiamentu: slede (dated, from slede)
  - → Middle English: sledde
    - English: sled, sledge
Old High German: slito
- Middle High German: slite
  - German: Schlitten
  - Luxembourgish: Schlitt
  - → Italian: slitta
Old Norse: sleði
- Icelandic: sleði
- Norwegian: slede
- Old Swedish: sliþi, slæþi
  - Swedish: släde
- Danish: slæde

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*slidan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*slidan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454

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