Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swalwā

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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From Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.

Noun

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*swalwā f[1]

  1. swallow (bird)

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *swalwā
Genitive *swalwōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *swalwā *swalwōn
Accusative *swalwōn *swalwōn
Genitive *swalwōn *swalwōnō
Dative *swalwōn *swalwōm, *swalwum
Instrumental *swalwōn *swalwōm, *swalwum

Descendants

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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 185:PWGmc *swalwā