Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swībaną

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 *kswéybʰ-e-ti, thematic root present of *ksweybʰ- (“to move swiftly, swing, whip”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswiː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swībaną[1][2]

  1. to revolve; move around; sway; stray
  2. to sweep
  3. to finish

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swībō *swībaų — *swībai ?
2nd singular *swībizi *swībaiz *swīb *swībazai *swībaizau
3rd singular *swībidi *swībai *swībadau *swībadai *swībaidau
1st dual *swībōz *swībaiw — — —
2nd dual *swībadiz *swībaidiz *swībadiz — —
1st plural *swībamaz *swībaim — *swībandai *swībaindau
2nd plural *swībid *swībaid *swībid *swībandai *swībaindau
3rd plural *swībandi *swībain *swībandau *swībandai *swībaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swaib *swibį̄
2nd singular *swaift *swibīz
3rd singular *swaib *swibī
1st dual *swibū *swibīw
2nd dual *swibudiz *swibīdiz
1st plural *swibum *swibīm
2nd plural *swibud *swibīd
3rd plural *swibun *swibīn
present past
participles *swībandz *swibanaz
  • *swaibōną
  • *swībēną
  • *swībōną
  • *swiftaz
  • *swīpaną
  • *swippōną, *swibbōną (see there for further related terms)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swīban-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 500-501
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swīfanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 378
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