< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slautijā

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 *slautijǭ (compare Gutnish sloyta) of unclear origin, but probably related to *slaut.

Noun

*slautijā f

  1. hail, sleet

Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *slautijā
Genitive *slautijōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *slautijā *slautijōn
Accusative *slautijōn *slautijōn
Genitive *slautijōn *slautijōnō
Dative *slautijōn *slautijōm, *slautijum
Instrumental *slautijōn *slautijōm, *slautijum

Descendants
  • Old English: *slīete, *slēte[1]
  • Old Saxon: *slōtia
  • Old High German: *slōza
    • Middle High German: slôz m, slôze f (either from a byform *slautā or a back-formation from plural *slœzzen)
      • Alemannic German:
        Alsatian: Schloss
      • Central Franconian: Schluß
        Hunsrik: Schlos
        Transylvanian Saxon: Schloße
      • East Central German: Schlooßen
      • German: Schloße, Schloßen (dialectal)
      • Luxembourgish: Schlouss
      • Rhine Franconian: Schloß
        Palatine German: Schloß, Schloße, Schlouße
        Pennsylvania German: Schlooss

References
  1. “slẹ̄t, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.