Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slahtuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *slahaną (“to hit, strike”) +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈslɑx.tuz/

Noun

*slahtuz m

striking, hitting, beating
killing

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *slahtuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*slahtuz	*slahtiwiz
vocative	*slahtu	*slahtiwiz
accusative	*slahtų	*slahtunz
genitive	*slahtauz	*slahtiwǫ̂
dative	*slahtiwi	*slahtumaz
instrumental	*slahtū	*slahtumiz

Descendants

In the West Germanic languages, the word was likely remodeled as a ti-stem.

Old English: sleaht, sleht, slieht, sliht
- Middle English: slæht, slaht, sleiȝt, slaught
  - English: slaught
Old Norse: sláttr
- Icelandic: sláttur
- Old Swedish: slāt f
  - Swedish: slåtter
- Westrobothnian: slått, slatt