Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slagjǭ

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit; strike”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈslɑɣ.jɔ̃ː/

Noun edit

*slagjǭ f

sledge; mallet; hammer

Inflection edit

ōn-stemDeclension of *slagjǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*slagjǭ	*slagjōniz
vocative	*slagjǭ	*slagjōniz
accusative	*slagjōnų	*slagjōnunz
genitive	*slagjōniz	*slagjōnǫ̂
dative	*slagjōni	*slagjōmaz
instrumental	*slagjōnē	*slagjōmiz

Synonyms edit

*slagjō

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

Old English: sleċġ (< *slagjō); sleġel (< *slagilaz)
- Middle English: slegge
  - Scots: sleg, sledge
  - English: sledge
Old Frisian: *slegel (< *slagilaz)
- Saterland Frisian: Släägel
Old Saxon: *slaggia, *slaggea; *slegil (< *slagilaz)
- Middle Low German: slage, slagen; slēgel
Old Dutch: *slegga
- Middle Dutch: slegge
  - Dutch: slegge, sleg; slagel, slegel
Old High German: slegil (< *slagilaz)
- Middle High German: slegel
  - German: Schlegel, Schlägel
  - Luxembourgish: Schléiel
Old Norse: sleggja
- Icelandic: sleggja
- Norwegian: sleggje; slegge
- Old Swedish: slæggia
  - Swedish: slägga
    - → Finnish: leka
- Danish: slægge