Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slakōn

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

Etymology

Equivalent to *slak (“slack”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*slakōn

1. to make weak, slacken
2. to become weak
3. to become slow

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*slakōn
1st sg. past	*slakōdā
Infinitive	*slakōn
Genitive infin.	*slakōnijas
Dative infin.	*slakōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*slakōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*slakō	*slakōdā
2nd singular	*slakōs	*slakōdēs, *slakōdōs
3rd singular	*slakōþ	*slakōdē, *slakōdā
1st plural	*slakōm	*slakōdum
2nd plural	*slakōþ	*slakōdud
3rd plural	*slakōnþ	*slakōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*slakō	*slakōdī
2nd singular	*slakōs	*slakōdī
3rd singular	*slakō	*slakōdī
1st plural	*slakōm	*slakōdīm
2nd plural	*slakōþ	*slakōdīd
3rd plural	*slakōn	*slakōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*slakō
Plural	*slakōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*slakōndī	*slakōd

Descendants

• Old English: sleacian
  • Middle English: slaken, slakken
    • English: slake, slack
• Old Saxon: *slakōn
  • Middle Low German: slāken
• Old Dutch: *slakon
  • Middle Dutch: slāken
    • Dutch: slaken