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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swinþaz

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

Uncertain; suggested to derive from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (to overpower),[1] whence also *segaz (victory), perhaps either:

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswin.θɑz/

Adjective

*swinþaz

  1. strong

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swinþ
    • Old English: swīþ
      • Middle English: swith
    • Old Frisian: *swīth
      • Saterland Frisian: swied
      • West Frisian: swiid
    • Old Saxon: swīth, *swinth
      • Middle Low German: swît, swîde, swinde
        • Low German: swied, swinn
        • Plautdietsch: schwind
        • Polish: szwytki, świtki (agile, quick, dashing) (dialectal)
          • Old Ruthenian: швыдкїй (švydkij) (dialectal) (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Dutch: *swīth, *swinth (in placenames)
      • Middle Dutch: swîde, swinde
        • Dutch: swiet, zwiej (dialectal)
    • Old High German: *swind (in personal names)
  • Old Norse: sviðr, svinnr
    • Icelandic: svinnur
    • Faroese: svinnur
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (swinþs)

Further reading

References

  1. Heidermanns, Frank (1993) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 577-578
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