Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slidô

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

Zero-grade form of the root of *slīdaną +‎ *-ô, literally “slider”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsli.ðɔːː/

Noun

*slidô m

1. sled, sleigh

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *slidô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*slidô	*slidaniz
vocative	*slidô	*slidaniz
accusative	*slidanų	*slidanunz
genitive	*slidiniz	*slidanǫ̂
dative	*slidini	*slidammaz
instrumental	*slidinē	*slidammiz

Related terms

• *slīdaną
• *slidraz

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *slida
  • Saterland Frisian: sliede
  • West Frisian: slide
• Old Saxon: slido
  • Middle Low German: slede
• Old Dutch: *slido
  • Middle Dutch: slēde, sledde, sledse
    • Dutch: slee, slede
      • Afrikaans: slee
      • → English: sleigh
      • → Papiamentu: slede (dated, from slede)
    • → Middle English: sledde
      • English: sled, sledge
• Old High German: slito
  • Middle High German: slite
    • German: Schlitten
    • Luxembourgish: Schlitt
    • → Italian: slitta
• Old Norse: sleði
  • Icelandic: sleði
  • Norwegian: slede
  • Old Swedish: sliþi, slæþi
    • Swedish: släde
  • Danish: slæde