Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slahtuz

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 *slahaną (“to hit, strike”) +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɑx.tuz/

Noun

*slahtuz m

1. striking, hitting, beating
2. killing

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *slahtuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*slahtuz	*slahtiwiz
vocative	*slahtu	*slahtiwiz
accusative	*slahtų	*slahtunz
genitive	*slahtauz	*slahtiwǫ̂
dative	*slahtiwi	*slahtumaz
instrumental	*slahtū	*slahtumiz

Descendants

In the West Germanic languages, the word was likely remodeled as a ti-stem.

• Old English: sliht, sleaht, sleht, slieht, slyht, slīet
  • Middle English: slaht, slæht, slauȝt, slaught, slehte, sleȝte, sleiȝt
    • English: slaught
• Old Norse: sláttr
  • Icelandic: sláttur
  • Old Swedish: slāt f
    • Swedish: slåtter