Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swiknō

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

Substantivisation of *swiknaz (“pure, innocent”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswik.nɔː/

Noun

*swiknō f^[1]

absolution

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *swiknō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swiknō	*swiknôz
vocative	*swiknō	*swiknôz
accusative	*swiknǭ	*swiknōz
genitive	*swiknōz	*swiknǫ̂
dative	*swiknōi	*swiknōmaz
instrumental	*swiknō	*swiknōmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *swiknu
- Old English: swicn
Old Norse: sykn

References

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swiknō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 393

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swiknō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 393

[1]