Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swīpaną

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

Closely related to the strong verb *swībaną. It seems to have adopted the -p- from the iterative verb *swippōną. Ultimately from *ksweybʰ- (“to move swiftly, swing, whip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiː.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swīpaną

1. to sweep
2. to move quickly

Inflection

Conjugation of *swīpaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swīpō	*swīpaų	—	*swīpai	?
2nd singular	*swīpizi	*swīpaiz	*swīp	*swīpazai	*swīpaizau
3rd singular	*swīpidi	*swīpai	*swīpadau	*swīpadai	*swīpaidau
1st dual	*swīpōz	*swīpaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*swīpadiz	*swīpaidiz	*swīpadiz	—	—
1st plural	*swīpamaz	*swīpaim	—	*swīpandai	*swīpaindau
2nd plural	*swīpid	*swīpaid	*swīpid	*swīpandai	*swīpaindau
3rd plural	*swīpandi	*swīpain	*swīpandau	*swīpandai	*swīpaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swaip	*swipį̄
2nd singular	*swaift	*swipīz
3rd singular	*swaip	*swipī
1st dual	*swipū	*swipīw
2nd dual	*swipudiz	*swipīdiz
1st plural	*swipum	*swipīm
2nd plural	*swipud	*swipīd
3rd plural	*swipun	*swipīn
	present	past
participles	*swīpandz	*swipanaz

Related terms

• *swaipaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swīpan
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: farswīpan
  • Old Dutch: *swīpan
    • Middle Dutch: *swipen
      • Dutch: zwijpen, swijpen (obsolete)
• Old Norse: svípa