Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swikulaz

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *swīkwaną +‎ *-ulaz.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*swikulaz[1]

  1. tending to betray, treacherous, deceitful

Inflection edit


Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swikul
    • Old English: swicol
    • Old High German: *swihhil
  • Old Norse: svikall

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swikulaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 396