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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swaimōn

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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swaimōną.

Verb

*swaimōn

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

Inflection
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *swaimōn
1st sg. past *swaimōdā
Infinitive *swaimōn
Genitive infin. *swaimōnijas
Dative infin. *swaimōnijē
Instrum. infin. *swaimōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swaimō *swaimōdā
2nd singular *swaimōs *swaimōdēs, *swaimōdōs
3rd singular *swaimōþ *swaimōdē, *swaimōdā
1st plural *swaimōm *swaimōdum
2nd plural *swaimōþ *swaimōdud
3rd plural *swaimōnþ *swaimōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swaimō *swaimōdī
2nd singular *swaimōs *swaimōdī
3rd singular *swaimō *swaimōdī
1st plural *swaimōm *swaimōdīm
2nd plural *swaimōþ *swaimōdīd
3rd plural *swaimōn *swaimōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swaimō
Plural *swaimōþ
Present Past
Participle *swaimōndī *swaimōd

Descendants
  • >? 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
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