Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slimpaną

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 *(s)lembʰ- (“to hang limply”). It likely has the same origins as *limpaną with an s-mobile attached to the root.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈslim.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slimpaną

to slip, to slide
to let go of, to release
to avoid, to escape

Inflection

Conjugation of *slimpaną (strong class 3)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*slimpō	*slimpaų	—	*slimpai	?
2nd singular	*slimpizi	*slimpaiz	*slimp	*slimpazai	*slimpaizau
3rd singular	*slimpidi	*slimpai	*slimpadau	*slimpadai	*slimpaidau
1st dual	*slimpōz	*slimpaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*slimpadiz	*slimpaidiz	*slimpadiz	—	—
1st plural	*slimpamaz	*slimpaim	—	*slimpandai	*slimpaindau
2nd plural	*slimpid	*slimpaid	*slimpid	*slimpandai	*slimpaindau
3rd plural	*slimpandi	*slimpain	*slimpandau	*slimpandai	*slimpaindau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*slamp	*slumpį̄
2nd singular	*slamft	*slumpīz
3rd singular	*slamp	*slumpī
1st dual	*slumpū	*slumpīw
2nd dual	*slumpudiz	*slumpīdiz
1st plural	*slumpum	*slumpīm
2nd plural	*slumpud	*slumpīd
3rd plural	*slumpun	*slumpīn

	present	past
participles	*slimpandz	*slumpanaz

Related terms

*slimbaz

Descendants

Old Norse: sleppa
- Icelandic: slippa
- Faroese: sleppa
- Norwegian:
  - Norwegian Bokmål: slippe, sleppe
  - Norwegian Nynorsk: sleppa, sleppe
- Swedish: slippa
- Danish: slippe