Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīdaną

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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]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (slippery). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, to err, blunder).

Verb[edit]

*slīdaną[1][2]

  1. to slide, to slip

Inflection[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*slīdan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*slīđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 351