Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swiknaz

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

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*swiknaz[1]

  1. pure
  2. innocent

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: sykn
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (swikns)

References

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