Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sleutaną
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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[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)klewd- (“to lock”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“nail, hook, pin, key”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“to crook, bend”). Cognate with Latin clāvis (“key, bar, bolt”), Latin claudō (“close”), Lithuanian kliudyti (“to hamper, obstruct”), Old Irish cló (“nail”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *sleutaną (strong class 2)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *sleutan
References[edit]
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sleutan- ~ *slūtan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sleutanan ~ *slūtanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 350