Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swēbaz

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

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself”, reflexive pronoun) with an uncertain second component, sometimes taken to be *bʰuH- despite formal difficulties. Compared to Proto-Slavic *svobodà (“freedom”), Latvian atsvabināt (“to free”). In Germanic, compare especially *sibjō (“kinship; friendship”) and Old Norse Sif (name of a goddess), plausibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *sebʰyo, the dative form of the pronoun. Note also the ethnonym *swihô (“Swede”), which like *swēbaz retains the *w. However, all connections are problematic in one way or another.

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɛː.βɑz/

Noun

*swēbaz m

  1. someone of the Suebi (a Swabian, but this has a modern meaning)

Inflection

Declension of *swēbaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swēbaz *swēbōz, *swēbōs
vocative *swēb *swēbōz, *swēbōs
accusative *swēbą *swēbanz
genitive *swēbas, *swēbis *swēbǫ̂
dative *swēbai *swēbamaz
instrumental *swēbō *swēbamiz

Derived terms

  • *Swēbaharjaz

Descendants

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