Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slaubijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *slaubu (“covering, sleeve”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*slaubijan

1. to cover
2. to pull on a piece of garment

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*slaubijan
1st sg. past	*slaubidā
Infinitive	*slaubijan
Genitive infin.	*slaubijannjas
Dative infin.	*slaubijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*slaubijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*slaubiju	*slaubidā
2nd singular	*slaubisi	*slaubidēs, *slaubidōs
3rd singular	*slaubiþi	*slaubidē, *slaubidā
1st plural	*slaubijum	*slaubidum
2nd plural	*slaubiþ	*slaubidud
3rd plural	*slaubijanþ	*slaubidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*slaubijē	*slaubidī
2nd singular	*slaubijēs	*slaubidī
3rd singular	*slaubijē	*slaubidī
1st plural	*slaubijēm	*slaubidīm
2nd plural	*slaubijēþ	*slaubidīd
3rd plural	*slaubijēn	*slaubidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*slaubi
Plural	*slaubiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*slaubijandī	*slaubid

Descendants

• Old English: slīefan
  • Middle English: sleven
• Old Saxon: *slōvian
  • Middle Low German: slôven
• Old Dutch: *slōven
  • Middle Dutch: slôven
    • Dutch: sloven