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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sweruz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”).

Noun

*sweruz m or f

  1. pole
  2. pillar; column
  3. neck

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *sweruz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sweruz *swiriwiz
vocative *sweru *swiriwiz
accusative *swerų *swerunz
genitive *swerauz *swiriwǫ̂
dative *swiriwi *swerumaz
instrumental *swerū *swerumiz

Derived terms
  • *swerô

Synonyms
  • (pillar, column): *sūliz
  • (neck, nape): *swirhijô

Descendants
  • Old English: sweor, swier, swyr; sweora, swira, swyra, swura
  • Old High German: *swiri, *swir (found in derivative swirōn (verb)); *swiro
    • Middle High German: swir
      • Alemannic German: Schwiren
      • Bavarian: Schwirren
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