Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slahaną

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 a Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”), apparently of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Middle Irish slachta (“hit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɑ.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slahaną

1. to hit, to strike
2. to kill

Inflection

Conjugation of *slahaną (strong class 6)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*slahō	*slahaų	—	*slahai	?
2nd singular	*slahizi	*slahaiz	*slah	*slahazai	*slahaizau
3rd singular	*slahidi	*slahai	*slahadau	*slahadai	*slahaidau
1st dual	*slahōz	*slahaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*slahadiz	*slahaidiz	*slahadiz	—	—
1st plural	*slahamaz	*slahaim	—	*slahandai	*slahaindau
2nd plural	*slahid	*slahaid	*slahid	*slahandai	*slahaindau
3rd plural	*slahandi	*slahain	*slahandau	*slahandai	*slahaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*slōh	*slōgį̄
2nd singular	*slōht	*slōgīz
3rd singular	*slōh	*slōgī
1st dual	*slōgū	*slōgīw
2nd dual	*slōgudiz	*slōgīdiz
1st plural	*slōgum	*slōgīm
2nd plural	*slōgud	*slōgīd
3rd plural	*slōgun	*slōgīn
	present	past
participles	*slahandz	*slaganaz

Derived terms

• *slagą
• *slagilaz
• *slagiz
• *slagjǭ
• *slahō
• *slahtaz
• *slahtrą
• *slahtuz/*slahtiz
• *slahulaz/*slahalaz
• *slōgijaną
• *slōgiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *slahan
  • Old English: slēan, sla, slan, slæan — Mercian, sla, slæ — Northumbrian
    • Middle English: sleen, slayn
      • Scots: slay
      • English: slay
  • Old Frisian: slā
    • Saterland Frisian: slo
    • West Frisian: slaan
  • Old Saxon: slahan
    • Middle Low German: slān
      • Low German: slaan

        German Low German: slaan

  • Old Dutch: slān
    • Middle Dutch: slâen
      • Dutch: slaan, slagen
        • Afrikaans: slaan, slaag
      • Limburgish: slaon
  • Old High German: slahan
    • Middle High German: slahen, slagen, slân
      • Alemannic German: schlaa
      • Central Franconian: schlon
      • German: schlagen
      • Hunsrik: schlaan
      • Luxembourgish: schloen
• Proto-Norse: ᛊᛚᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᛉ (slaginaʀ) (past participle)
  • Old Norse: slá
    • Icelandic: slá
    • Faroese: sláa, slá
    • Norwegian: slå
    • Old Swedish: slā
      • Swedish: slå
    • Danish: slå
    • Old Gutnish: sla
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan)