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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swīkwan

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

From Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Verb

*swīkwan

  1. to dodge, to avoid
  2. to betray

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *swīkwan
1st sg. past *swaikw
3rd pl. past *swikun
Past ptcple *swikwan
Infinitive *swīkwan
Genitive infin. *swīkwannjas
Dative infin. *swīkwannjē
Instrum. infin. *swīkwannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swīku *swaikw
2nd singular *swīkwiʀi *swikwī
3rd singular *swīkwidi *swaikw
1st plural *swīkum *swikum
2nd plural *swīkwid *swikud
3rd plural *swīkwand *swikun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swīkwē *swikwī
2nd singular *swīkwēs *swikwī
3rd singular *swīkwē *swikwī
1st plural *swīkwēm *swikwīm
2nd plural *swīkwēþ *swikwīd
3rd plural *swīkwēn *swikwīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swīkw
Plural *swīkwid
Present Past
Participle *swīkwandī *swikwan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: swīcan
  • Old Frisian: swīka
  • Old Saxon: swīkan
  • Old Dutch: *swīcan
  • Old High German: swīhhan, swīchan
    • Middle High German: swīchen
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