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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīpaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *sley- (smooth; slick; sticky; slimy).[1][2] Cognate with Cornish lym, Ancient Greek ὀλιβρός (olibrós, smooth), Latin limax.

Verb

*slīpaną[3]

  1. to slide
  2. (West Germanic) to grind
  3. (West Germanic) to make smooth; sharpen

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “lim-a”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 239
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 1872, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1872
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*slīpanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 351
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