Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slak

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slakaz.

Adjective

*slak

1. weak

   Synonym: *waikw

2. slack

   Synonym: *slaiw

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*slak
Genitive	*slakas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*slak	*slaku	*slak
Accusative	*slakanā	*slakā	*slak
Genitive	*slakas	*slakeʀā	*slakas
Dative	*slakumē	*slakeʀē	*slakumē
Instrumental	*slaku	*slakeʀu	*slaku
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*slakē	*slakō	*slaku
Accusative	*slakā	*slakā	*slaku
Genitive	*slakeʀō	*slakeʀō	*slakeʀō
Dative	*slakēm, *slakum	*slakēm, *slakum	*slakēm, *slakum
Instrumental	*slakēm, *slakum	*slakēm, *slakum	*slakēm, *slakum

Derived terms

• *slakōn

Descendants

• Old English: slæc, sleac, slec
  • Middle English: slak
    • English: slack
    • Scots: slak
• Old Saxon: slak (“slack, cowardly”)
  • Middle Low German: slak
    • Low German: slak
      • → German: schlack (partially)
• Middle Dutch: slac (“slack, loose, slow”)
• Old High German: slach (“slack, loose, slow”)
  • Middle High German: slach
    • German: schlack, schlach