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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swaimōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Likely related to *swīmaną (“to sway, swoon”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑi̯.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swaimōną[1]

  1. to swing, sway
  2. to float, hover

Inflection
Conjugation of *swaimōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swaimō*swaimǭ—*swaimōi ?
2nd singular *swaimōsi*swaimōs*swaimō*swaimōsai*swaimōsau
3rd singular *swaimōþi*swaimō*swaimōþau*swaimōþai*swaimōþau
1st dual *swaimōs*swaimōw———
2nd dual *swaimōþiz*swaimōþiz*swaimōþiz——
1st plural *swaimōmaz*swaimōm—*swaimōnþai*swaimōnþau
2nd plural *swaimōþ*swaimōþ*swaimōþ*swaimōnþai*swaimōnþau
3rd plural *swaimōnþi*swaimōn*swaimōnþau*swaimōnþai*swaimōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swaimōdǭ*swaimōdēdį̄
2nd singular *swaimōdēz*swaimōdēdīz
3rd singular *swaimōdē*swaimōdēdī
1st dual *swaimōdēdū*swaimōdēdīw
2nd dual *swaimōdēdudiz*swaimōdēdīdiz
1st plural *swaimōdēdum*swaimōdēdīm
2nd plural *swaimōdēdud*swaimōdēdīd
3rd plural *swaimōdēdun*swaimōdēdīn
present past
participles *swaimōndz*swaimōdaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *swaimōn
    • >? Old English: swāmian (to get dark)
    • Old Saxon: *swēmōn
      • Middle Low German: swêmen, sweimen
    • Old Dutch: *sweimon, *swēmon
      • Middle Dutch: sweimen, *swêmen
    • Old High German: *sweimōn
      • Middle High German: sweimen
  • Old Norse: sveima

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swaimōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
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