Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swōtī

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 *swōtuz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*swōtī[1]

  1. sweet

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *swōtī
Genitive *swōtijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swōtī *swōtiju *swōtī
Accusative *swōtijanā *swōtijā *swōtī
Genitive *swōtijas *swōtijeʀā *swōtijas
Dative *swōtijumē *swōtijeʀē *swōtijumē
Instrumental *swōtiju *swōtijeʀu *swōtiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swōtijē *swōtijō *swōtiju
Accusative *swōtijā *swōtijā *swōtiju
Genitive *swōtijeʀō *swōtijeʀō *swōtijeʀō
Dative *swōtijēm, *swōtijum *swōtijēm, *swōtijum *swōtijēm, *swōtijum
Instrumental *swōtijēm, *swōtijum *swōtijēm, *swōtijum *swōtijēm, *swōtijum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *swōtu

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 227: “PWGmc *swōtī”
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