Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swōtinassī

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 *swōtī +‎ *-nassī

Noun

*swōtinassī f

sweetness
Synonym: *swōtimō

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*swōtinassī
Genitive	*swōtinassīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*swōtinassī	—
Accusative	*swōtinassīn	—
Genitive	*swōtinassīn	—
Dative	*swōtinassīn	—
Instrumental	*swōtinassīn	—

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*swōtinassī
Genitive	*swōtinassijas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*swōtinassī	*swōtinassiju
Accusative	*swōtinassī	*swōtinassiju
Genitive	*swōtinassijas	*swōtinassijō
Dative	*swōtinassijē	*swōtinassijum
Instrumental	*swōtinassiju	*swōtinassijum

Alternative reconstructions

*swōtunassī

Descendants

Old English: swētnes, swētnys, suoetnis, suœ̄tnis
- Middle English: swetnesse, swetnes
  - English: sweetness
  - Scots: swetenes, swetnes, sweitnes, sweitness
Old English: swōtnes (< *swōtunassī)
- Middle English: swotnesse, sotenesse
Old Frisian: *swētenis
- West Frisian: swietens
Old Saxon: *swōtinessi, *swōtinussi
- Middle Low German: sö̂tenisse, sö̂tnisse, suͤtnisse, suͤtenisse, suotnisse, suotenisse
Old Dutch: *suotinessi
- Middle Dutch: soetenesse, soetenisse, zoetenisse
  - Dutch: zoetenis
Old High German: swuoznassī, swuoznassi, swuoznissi, suoznassī, suoznessī, suoznassi, suoznessi, suoznissi