Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slidr

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

From Proto-Germanic *slidraz, from Proto-Indo-European *slidʰ-ró-s (“slippery”), from *sleydʰ- (“to slip; to be slippery”) +‎ *-rós. Equivalent to *slīdan (“to slide”) +‎ *-r.

Adjective

*slidr

1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) clear
2. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) bright

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*slidr
Genitive	*slidras
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*slidr	*slidru	*slidr
Accusative	*slidranā	*slidrā	*slidr
Genitive	*slidras	*slidreʀā	*slidras
Dative	*slidrumē	*slidreʀē	*slidrumē
Instrumental	*slidru	*slidreʀu	*slidru
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*slidrē	*slidrō	*slidru
Accusative	*slidrā	*slidrā	*slidru
Genitive	*slidreʀō	*slidreʀō	*slidreʀō
Dative	*slidrēm, *slidrum	*slidrēm, *slidrum	*slidrēm, *slidrum
Instrumental	*slidrēm, *slidrum	*slidrēm, *slidrum	*slidrēm, *slidrum

Related terms

• *slidrōn

Descendants

• Old English: slidor, slider
  • Middle English: slidder