Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swaimōną

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

Likely related to *swīmaną (“to sway, swoon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑi̯.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swaimōną[1]

  1. to swing, sway
  2. to float, hover

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swaimō *swaimǭ — *swaimōi ?
2nd singular *swaimōsi *swaimōs *swaimō *swaimōsai *swaimōsau
3rd singular *swaimōþi *swaimō *swaimōþau *swaimōþai *swaimōþau
1st dual *swaimōs *swaimōw — — —
2nd dual *swaimōþiz *swaimōþiz *swaimōþiz — —
1st plural *swaimōmaz *swaimōm — *swaimōnþai *swaimōnþau
2nd plural *swaimōþ *swaimōþ *swaimōþ *swaimōnþai *swaimōnþau
3rd plural *swaimōnþi *swaimōn *swaimōnþau *swaimōnþai *swaimōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swaimōdǭ *swaimōdēdį̄
2nd singular *swaimōdēz *swaimōdēdīz
3rd singular *swaimōdē *swaimōdēdī
1st dual *swaimōdēdū *swaimōdēdīw
2nd dual *swaimōdēdudiz *swaimōdēdīdiz
1st plural *swaimōdēdum *swaimōdēdīm
2nd plural *swaimōdēdud *swaimōdēdīd
3rd plural *swaimōdēdun *swaimōdēdīn
present past
participles *swaimōndz *swaimōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swaimōn
    • >? Old English: swāmian (to get dark)
    • Old Saxon: *swēmōn
      • Middle Low German: swêmen, sweimen
    • Old Dutch: *sweimon, *swēmon
      • Middle Dutch: sweimen, *swêmen
    • Old High German: *sweimōn
      • Middle High German: sweimen
  • Old Norse: sveima

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swaimōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
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