Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slimbaz

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

Uncertain, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lembʰ-, *(s)lemb- (“to droop; sag; hang loosely”). Compare Latvian slìps (“slanting”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈslim.bɑz/

Adjective

*slimbaz

aslant; sloping
askew; crooked; wrong

Inflection

Declension of *slimbaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*slimbaz	*slimbai	*slimbō	*slimbôz	*slimbą, -atō	*slimbō
Accusative	*slimbanǭ	*slimbanz	*slimbǭ	*slimbōz	*slimbą, -atō	*slimbō
Genitive	*slimbas, -is	*slimbaizǫ̂	*slimbaizōz	*slimbaizǫ̂	*slimbas, -is	*slimbaizǫ̂
Dative	*slimbammai	*slimbaimaz	*slimbaizōi	*slimbaimaz	*slimbammai	*slimbaimaz
Instrumental	*slimbanō	*slimbaimiz	*slimbaizō	*slimbaimiz	*slimbanō	*slimbaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*slimbô	*slimbaniz	*slimbǭ	*slimbōniz	*slimbô	*slimbōnō
Accusative	*slimbanų	*slimbanunz	*slimbōnų	*slimbōnunz	*slimbô	*slimbōnō
Genitive	*slimbiniz	*slimbanǫ̂	*slimbōniz	*slimbōnǫ̂	*slimbiniz	*slimbanǫ̂
Dative	*slimbini	*slimbammaz	*slimbōni	*slimbōmaz	*slimbini	*slimbammaz
Instrumental	*slimbinē	*slimbammiz	*slimbōnē	*slimbōmiz	*slimbinē	*slimbammiz

Derived terms

*slimbį̄

Related terms

*slimpaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *slimb
- Old Frisian: *slimb, *slimm
  - Saterland Frisian: slim
  - West Frisian: slim
- Old Saxon: *slimb, *slimm
  - Middle Low German: slim
    - German Low German: slimm
    - → Danish: slem
    - → Norwegian: slem
- Old Dutch: *slimb, *slemb
  - Middle Dutch: slimp, slemp, slim, slem; slom (“bent, crooked, twisted”)
    - Dutch: slim
      - Afrikaans: slim
      - → English: slim
      - → Scots: slim
- Old High German: slimb
  - Middle High German: slimp, slim
    - Central Franconian: schlemm, schlömm, schlomm (and older schlemp etc.)
      - Hunsrik: schlimm
      - Luxembourgish: schlamm (“lame”), schlëmm (“bad”)
    - German: schlimm
Gothic: *𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌱𐍃 (*slimbs)
- → Vulgar Latin: *slembus, *sclembus, *slemus, *sclemus
  - Italian: sghembo
  - Old French: esclame
  - Old Northern French: esclem
  - Sicilian: schimmenti (possibly)

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