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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”).
Noun
*sweruz m or f
- pole
- pillar; column
- neck
Inflection
Declension of *sweruz (u-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*sweruz
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*swiriwiz
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| vocative
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*sweru
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*swiriwiz
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| accusative
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*swerų
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*swerunz
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| genitive
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*swerauz
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*swiriwǫ̂
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| dative
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*swiriwi
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*swerumaz
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| instrumental
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*swerū
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*swerumiz
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Derived terms
Synonyms
- (pillar, column): *sūliz
- (neck, nape): *swirhijô
Descendants
- Old English: sweor, swier, swyr; sweora, swira, swyra, swura
- Old High German: *swiri, *swir (found in derivative swirōn (verb)); *swiro
- Middle High German: swir
- Alemannic German: Schwiren
- Bavarian: Schwirren