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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swīkwaną

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

Alternative forms

  • *swīkwijaną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (to turn, move around, wander, swing).

Verb

*swīkwaną[1]

  1. to move out of the way; dodge; swerve; avoid; shun
  2. to stand (someone) up; betray
  3. to defraud; cheat

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swīk(w)anan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 397
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