Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swainaz

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

Either from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)e- (“separate; apart; oneself; one's own”), or derived from *swīną (“pig, swine”), that is, a "pig herder" > "young man, relative".[1] It is also possible that both derivations converged and conflated in the descendant languages.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑi̯.nɑz/

Noun

*swainaz m[1]

  1. relative; kinsman
  2. young man
  3. herder; herdsman, swineherd

Inflection

Declension of *swainaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swainaz *swainōz, *swainōs
vocative *swain *swainōz, *swainōs
accusative *swainą *swainanz
genitive *swainas, *swainis *swainǫ̂
dative *swainai *swainamaz
instrumental *swainō *swainamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swainaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 390
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