Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swēbaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɛː.βɑz/

Noun

*swēbaz m

1. someone of the Suebi (a Swabian, but this has a modern meaning)

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swēbaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swēbaz	*swēbōz, *swēbōs
vocative	*swēb	*swēbōz, *swēbōs
accusative	*swēbą	*swēbanz
genitive	*swēbas, *swēbis	*swēbǫ̂
dative	*swēbai	*swēbamaz
instrumental	*swēbō	*swēbamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swāb
  • Old English: Swǣfas pl, Swǣfe
  • Old High German: swāb
    • Middle High German: swāp, swābe
      • German: Schwabe
        • → Dutch: Zwaab
        • → Romanian: șvab
• Proto-Norse: *ᛊᚹᚨᛒᚨᛉ (*swabaʀ /⁠swābaɹ̝̊⁠/)
  • ⇒ Proto-Norse: ᛊᚹᚨᛒᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ (swabaharjaʀ /⁠Swābaharjaɹ̝̊⁠/)
  • Old Norse: *sváfr
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Sváfa
    • ⇒ Old Norse: Sváfaland
• → Latin: Suēbus (plural Suēbī), Suēvus (plural Suēvī), Suēbia, Suābia
  • Catalan: sueu, Suèvia
  • Galician: suevos; Suevos, Suegos (place names)
  • → Ancient Greek: Σούηβος (Soúēbos)
  • → German: Sueben
  • → English: Suebi, Suevi, Swabia