Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swarō

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 Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to say, speak, talk, swear, curse”), synchronically analyzed as a nominal formation from *swarjaną (“to swear”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *svarъ (e.g. Old Church Slavonic сваръ (svarŭ, “quarrel”)), Russian ссо́ра (ssóra, “quarrel, dispute”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑ.rɔː/

Noun

*swarō f

  1. a solemn statement or affirmation; oath; vow

Inflection

Declension of *swarō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swarō *swarôz
vocative *swarō *swarôz
accusative *swarǭ *swarōz
genitive *swarōz *swarǫ̂
dative *swarōi *swarōmaz
instrumental *swarō *swarōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: swaru
  • Old Frisian: *swer, *ser (in derivatives)
  • (Old Saxon: swōr)
  • (Old High German: *swuor; swōrō (in derivatives))
  • Old Norse: svar

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swaran ~ *swarō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 391
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