Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slītaną

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *sleyd- (to rend, injure, crumble).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*slītaną[1]

  1. to tear apart

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*slītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 351