Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slīdaną

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 *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (“slippery”). Cognate with Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”).

Verb

*slīdaną

1. to slide, to slip

Inflection

Conjugation of *slīdaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*slīdō	*slīdaų	—	*slīdai	?
2nd singular	*slīdizi	*slīdaiz	*slīd	*slīdazai	*slīdaizau
3rd singular	*slīdidi	*slīdai	*slīdadau	*slīdadai	*slīdaidau
1st dual	*slīdōz	*slīdaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*slīdadiz	*slīdaidiz	*slīdadiz	—	—
1st plural	*slīdamaz	*slīdaim	—	*slīdandai	*slīdaindau
2nd plural	*slīdid	*slīdaid	*slīdid	*slīdandai	*slīdaindau
3rd plural	*slīdandi	*slīdain	*slīdandau	*slīdandai	*slīdaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*slaid	*slidį̄
2nd singular	*slaist	*slidīz
3rd singular	*slaid	*slidī
1st dual	*slidū	*slidīw
2nd dual	*slidudiz	*slidīdiz
1st plural	*slidum	*slidīm
2nd plural	*slidud	*slidīd
3rd plural	*slidun	*slidīn
	present	past
participles	*slīdandz	*slidanaz

Derived terms

• *slidô
• *slidraz
• *slidrōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *slīdan
  • Old English: slīdan
    • Middle English: sliden, slyden, slydyn, slijden, slidyn, slithen, slide, slyde
      • English: slide
        • → Japanese: スライド (suraido)
      • Scots: slide
  • Old Saxon: *slīdan
    • Middle Low German: slīden
  • Old Dutch: *slīdan
    • ⇒ Old Dutch: bislīdan
  • Old High German: slītan
    • Middle High German: slīten