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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

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Etymology

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

Verb

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*slīdaną[1][2]

  1. to slide, to slip

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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