Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slakwjaną

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

Causative of *slekwaną (“to extinguish, go out”). Further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslɑkʷ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slakwjaną

1. (North Germanic) (transitive) to quench, extinguish

Inflection

Conjugation of *slakwjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*slakwjō	*slakwjaų	—	*slakwjai	?
2nd singular	*slakwisi	*slakwjais	*slakwi	*slakwjasai	*slakwjaisau
3rd singular	*slakwiþi	*slakwjai	*slakwjaþau	*slakwjaþai	*slakwjaiþau
1st dual	*slakwjōs	*slakwjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*slakwjaþiz	*slakwjaiþiz	*slakwjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*slakwjamaz	*slakwjaim	—	*slakwjanþai	*slakwjainþau
2nd plural	*slakwiþ	*slakwjaiþ	*slakwiþ	*slakwjanþai	*slakwjainþau
3rd plural	*slakwjanþi	*slakwjain	*slakwjanþau	*slakwjanþai	*slakwjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*slakwidǭ	*slakwidēdį̄
2nd singular	*slakwidēz	*slakwidēdīz
3rd singular	*slakwidē	*slakwidēdī
1st dual	*slakwidēdū	*slakwidēdīw
2nd dual	*slakwidēdudiz	*slakwidēdīdiz
1st plural	*slakwidēdum	*slakwidēdīm
2nd plural	*slakwidēdud	*slakwidēdīd
3rd plural	*slakwidēdun	*slakwidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*slakwjandz	*slakwidaz

Alternative reconstructions

*slakw-eja-

Related terms

• *slekwaną (“to extinguish, go out”)
• *slukwnōną (“to go out”)

Descendants

• Old Norse: sløkkva, slekkja
  • Icelandic: slökkva
  • Faroese: sløkkja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sløkkja, slekkja
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slokke
  • Elfdalian: slettja
  • Old Swedish: slækkia
    • Swedish: släcka
  • Old Danish: slukkæ, slykkæ, sløkkæ, slækkiæ
    • Danish: slukke
      • Norwegian Bokmål: slukke
  • Gutnish: släkke
  • Scanian: sløkka