Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swaipijaną

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 *swaipaną +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑi̯.pi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swaipijaną[1][2]

  1. to sweep
  2. to cast

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swaipijō *swaipijaų *swaipijai ?
2nd singular *swaipīsi *swaipijais *swaipī *swaipijasai *swaipijaisau
3rd singular *swaipīþi *swaipijai *swaipijaþau *swaipijaþai *swaipijaiþau
1st dual *swaipijōs *swaipijaiw
2nd dual *swaipijaþiz *swaipijaiþiz *swaipijaþiz
1st plural *swaipijamaz *swaipijaim *swaipijanþai *swaipijainþau
2nd plural *swaipīþ *swaipijaiþ *swaipīþ *swaipijanþai *swaipijainþau
3rd plural *swaipijanþi *swaipijain *swaipijanþau *swaipijanþai *swaipijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swaipidǭ *swaipidēdį̄
2nd singular *swaipidēz *swaipidēdīz
3rd singular *swaipidē *swaipidēdī
1st dual *swaipidēdū *swaipidēdīw
2nd dual *swaipidēdudiz *swaipidēdīdiz
1st plural *swaipidēdum *swaipidēdīm
2nd plural *swaipidēdud *swaipidēdīd
3rd plural *swaipidēdun *swaipidēdīn
present past
participles *swaipijandz *swaipidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swaipijan
    • Old English: *swǣpan, *swēpan
    • Old High German: sweifen
  • Old Norse: sveipa

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swaipjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 494
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swaipjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 390