Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swabjaną

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 *swefaną +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swabjaną

  1. to put to sleep

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swabjō *swabjaų *swabjai ?
2nd singular *swabisi *swabjais *swabi *swabjasai *swabjaisau
3rd singular *swabiþi *swabjai *swabjaþau *swabjaþai *swabjaiþau
1st dual *swabjōs *swabjaiw
2nd dual *swabjaþiz *swabjaiþiz *swabjaþiz
1st plural *swabjamaz *swabjaim *swabjanþai *swabjainþau
2nd plural *swabiþ *swabjaiþ *swabiþ *swabjanþai *swabjainþau
3rd plural *swabjanþi *swabjain *swabjanþau *swabjanþai *swabjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swabidǭ *swabidēdį̄
2nd singular *swabidēz *swabidēdīz
3rd singular *swabidē *swabidēdī
1st dual *swabidēdū *swabidēdīw
2nd dual *swabidēdudiz *swabidēdīdiz
1st plural *swabidēdum *swabidēdīm
2nd plural *swabidēdud *swabidēdīd
3rd plural *swabidēdun *swabidēdīn
present past
participles *swabjandz *swabidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swabbjan
    • Old English: swebban
      • Middle English: swebben
    • Old Saxon: swebbian
    • Old High German: swebben, sweppen
      • Old High German: inswebben
  • Old Norse: svefja