Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swin-
Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound”). Cognate with Latin sonō (“sound, resound”), Latin sonus (“sound, noise”), Russian звон (zvon, “ringing, jingle”), Old Irish seinnid (“play (an instrument)”).
Verb
edit*swin-
- (West Germanic) to sound, make a sound
Usage notes
edit- This verb's exact form and affiliation are unknown. Several possible variations have been listed above as indications of what the ur-form may have appeared as.