Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sleupan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sleupaną.

Verb

*sleupan

to sneak, to creep (move stealthily)

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive	*sleupan
1st sg. past	*slaup
3rd pl. past	*slupun
Past ptcple	*slopan
Infinitive	*sleupan
Genitive infin.	*sleupannjas
Dative infin.	*sleupannjē
Instrum. infin.	*sleupannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*sleupu	*slaup
2nd singular	*sliupiʀi	*slupī
3rd singular	*sliupidi	*slaup
1st plural	*sleupum	*slupum
2nd plural	*sliupid	*slupud
3rd plural	*sleupand	*slupun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*sleupē	*slupī
2nd singular	*sleupēs	*slupī
3rd singular	*sleupē	*slupī
1st plural	*sleupēm	*slupīm
2nd plural	*sleupēþ	*slupīd
3rd plural	*sleupēn	*slupīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*sleup
Plural	*sliupid
	Present	Past
Participle	*sleupandī	*slopan

Descendants

Old English: slūpan
Old Frisian: *slūpa
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: sluupje
- West Frisian: slûpe
Old Saxon: *slūpan
- Middle Low German: slûpen
  - German Low German: slupen
Old Dutch: slūpen
- Middle Dutch: slupen
  - Dutch: sluipen
Old High German: sliofan
- Middle High German: sliefen
  - German: schliefen