Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swiką

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 *sweyg- (“to bend, twist, turn (aside), sway, swerve, dodge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswi.kɑ̃/

Noun

*swiką n

1. deceit; deception; trickery

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *swiką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swiką	*swikō
vocative	*swiką	*swikō
accusative	*swiką	*swikō
genitive	*swikas, *swikis	*swikǫ̂
dative	*swikai	*swikamaz
instrumental	*swikō	*swikamiz

Related terms

• *swīkwaną
• *swikiz
• *swikōną
• *swikulaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swik
  • Old English: swic
    • Middle English: swic, swik
      • Scots: swick
  • Old High German: *swih (in compounds: āswih, biswih)
    • Middle High German: beswich
• Old Norse: svik
  • Icelandic: svik
  • Faroese: svik
  • Norwegian: svik
  • Old Swedish: svik
    • Swedish: svek
  • Old Danish: svigh
    • Danish: svig
    • → Middle Low German: swich, swik, swick
• → Proto-Finnic: *vika
  • Estonian: viga
  • Finnish: vika
    • → Northern Sami: vihki
  • Ingrian: vika
  • Karelian: vika (Northern), viga (Southern)
  • Livonian: vigā, viga
  • Livvi: viga
  • Ludian: viga
  • Veps: viga
  • Võro: viga
  • Votic: vika
• → Proto-Samic: *vëkē
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: vahe
    • Skolt Sami: vââʹǩǩ
    • Kildin Sami: вагкь (vagk’)