Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swamōną

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

An o-grade iterative formation to the strong verb *swimmaną (“to swim”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswa.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swamōną

  1. to swim

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swamō *swamǭ — *swamōi ?
2nd singular *swamōsi *swamōs *swamō *swamōsai *swamōsau
3rd singular *swamōþi *swamō *swamōþau *swamōþai *swamōþau
1st dual *swamōs *swamōw — — —
2nd dual *swamōþiz *swamōþiz *swamōþiz — —
1st plural *swamōmaz *swamōm — *swamōnþai *swamōnþau
2nd plural *swamōþ *swamōþ *swamōþ *swamōnþai *swamōnþau
3rd plural *swamōnþi *swamōn *swamōnþau *swamōnþai *swamōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swamōdǭ *swamōdēdį̄
2nd singular *swamōdēz *swamōdēdīz
3rd singular *swamōdē *swamōdēdī
1st dual *swamōdēdū *swamōdēdīw
2nd dual *swamōdēdudiz *swamōdēdīdiz
1st plural *swamōdēdum *swamōdēdīm
2nd plural *swamōdēdud *swamōdēdīd
3rd plural *swamōdēdun *swamōdēdīn
present past
participles *swamōndz *swamōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swamōn
    • Old High German: *swamōn
      • Middle High German: swamen
  • ⇒ Old Norse: svamla

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swamōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 495
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