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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slaubijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *slaubu (“covering, sleeve”) + *-jan.
Verb
*slaubijan
- to cover
- to pull on a piece of garment
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *slaubijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *slaubidā | |
| Infinitive | *slaubijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *slaubijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *slaubijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *slaubijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *slaubiju | *slaubidā |
| 2nd singular | *slaubisi | *slaubidēs, *slaubidōs |
| 3rd singular | *slaubiþi | *slaubidē, *slaubidā |
| 1st plural | *slaubijum | *slaubidum |
| 2nd plural | *slaubiþ | *slaubidud |
| 3rd plural | *slaubijanþ | *slaubidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *slaubijē | *slaubidī |
| 2nd singular | *slaubijēs | *slaubidī |
| 3rd singular | *slaubijē | *slaubidī |
| 1st plural | *slaubijēm | *slaubidīm |
| 2nd plural | *slaubijēþ | *slaubidīd |
| 3rd plural | *slaubijēn | *slaubidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *slaubi | |
| Plural | *slaubiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *slaubijandī | *slaubid |
Descendants
- Old English: slīefan
- Middle English: sleven
- Old Saxon: *slōvian
- Middle Low German: slôven
- Old Dutch: *slōven
- Middle Dutch: slôven
- Dutch: sloven
- Middle Dutch: slôven