Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slagi

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *slagiz.

Noun

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*slagi m[1]

  1. blow, strike

Inflection

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i-stem
Singular
Nominative *slagi
Genitive *slagī
Singular Plural
Nominative *slagi *slagī
Accusative *slagi *slagī
Genitive *slagī *slaggjō
Dative *slagī *slagim, *slaggjum
Instrumental *slagī *slagim, *slaggjum
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Descendants

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  • Old English: sleġe
    • Middle English: slay, sleye, slaye
      • English: sley
  • Old Frisian: slei
  • Old Saxon: slegi, slag
    • Middle Low German: slach
      • German Low German: Slag
  • Old Dutch: slag
  • Old High German: slag

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 289:PWGmc *slagi