Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/āswik

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

*āswik m[1]

  1. offense
    Synonyms: *ferinu, *mainō
  2. deceit
    Synonyms: *faiknō, *inwedō

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *āswik
Genitive *āswikas
Singular Plural
Nominative *āswik *āswikō, *āswikōs
Accusative *āswik *āswikā
Genitive *āswikas *āswikō
Dative *āswikē *āswikum
Instrumental *āswiku *āswikum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: ǣswiċ
  • Old High German: āswih

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210:PWGmc *āswik