Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swārī

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swērį̄. Equivalent to *swār (“heavy”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*swārī f[1]

  1. heaviness

Inflection

īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *swārī
Genitive *swārīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *swārī —
Accusative *swārīn —
Genitive *swārīn —
Dative *swārīn —
Instrumental *swārīn —

Descendants

  • Old High German: swārī
    • Middle High German: swære

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swērīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 396
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