Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swēsaz
 |
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
editEtymology
editLikely from Proto-Indo-European *swēdʰh₁-s-os or *swēdʰh₁-to-s. Related to Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, “custom”), Latin suēscō (“to become accustomed to”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*swēsaz[1]
Inflection
editDeclension of *swēsaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *swēsaz | *swēsai | *swēsō | *swēsôz | *swēsą, -atō | *swēsō |
| Accusative | *swēsanǭ | *swēsanz | *swēsǭ | *swēsōz | *swēsą, -atō | *swēsō |
| Genitive | *swēsas, -is | *swēsaizǫ̂ | *swēsaizōz | *swēsaizǫ̂ | *swēsas, -is | *swēsaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *swēsammai | *swēsaimaz | *swēsaizōi | *swēsaimaz | *swēsammai | *swēsaimaz |
| Instrumental | *swēsanō | *swēsaimiz | *swēsaizō | *swēsaimiz | *swēsanō | *swēsaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *swēsô | *swēsaniz | *swēsǭ | *swēsōniz | *swēsô | *swēsōnō |
| Accusative | *swēsanų | *swēsanunz | *swēsōnų | *swēsōnunz | *swēsô | *swēsōnō |
| Genitive | *swēsiniz | *swēsanǫ̂ | *swēsōniz | *swēsōnǫ̂ | *swēsiniz | *swēsanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *swēsini | *swēsammaz | *swēsōni | *swēsōmaz | *swēsini | *swēsammaz |
| Instrumental | *swēsinē | *swēsammiz | *swēsōnē | *swēsōmiz | *swēsinē | *swēsammiz |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597