Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swangijan
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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
From Proto-Germanic *swankijaną, from *swinganą (“to swing”) + *janą. Suggested to be related to Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (afswaggwjan, “to despair”).[1]
Verb edit
*swangijan
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *swangijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *swangidā | |
| Infinitive | *swangijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *swangijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *swangijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *swangijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swangiju | *swangidā |
| 2nd singular | *swangisi | *swangidēs, *swangidōs |
| 3rd singular | *swangiþi | *swangidē, *swangidā |
| 1st plural | *swangijum | *swangidum |
| 2nd plural | *swangiþ | *swangidud |
| 3rd plural | *swangijanþ | *swangidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swangijē | *swangidī |
| 2nd singular | *swangijēs | *swangidī |
| 3rd singular | *swangijē | *swangidī |
| 1st plural | *swangijēm | *swangidīm |
| 2nd plural | *swangijēþ | *swangidīd |
| 3rd plural | *swangijēn | *swangidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *swangi | |
| Plural | *swangiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *swangijandī | *swangid |
Descendants edit
- Old English: swenġan
- Old Frisian: swenga
- Old Saxon: *swengian
- Middle Low German: swengen
- Old Dutch: *swengen
- Middle Dutch: swengen
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swanʒwjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 391