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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swaþu

 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

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Etymology

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Noun

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*swaþu f[1]

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) track

Inflection

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ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *swaþu
Genitive *swaþā
Singular Plural
Nominative *swaþu *swaþō
Accusative *swaþā *swaþā
Genitive *swaþā *swaþō
Dative *swaþē *swaþōm, *swaþum
Instrumental *swaþu *swaþōm, *swaþum

Descendants

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  • Old English: swæþ, swaþu
    • Middle English: swath, swathe
      • English: swath (“swath”)

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 195: “PWGmc *swaþu”
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