Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swak

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

Perhaps Proto-Indo-European *swe(n)g-, *swe(n)k- (“to bend, swing, sway, waver”); compare the verbs *swinkan and *swankijan.

Adjective

*swak

  1. swinging; swaying
  2. yielding easily; pliable
  3. weak

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *swak
Genitive *swakas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swak *swaku *swak
Accusative *swakanā *swakā *swak
Genitive *swakas *swakeʀā *swakas
Dative *swakumē *swakeʀē *swakumē
Instrumental *swaku *swakeʀu *swaku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swakē *swakō *swaku
Accusative *swakā *swakā *swaku
Genitive *swakeʀō *swakeʀō *swakeʀō
Dative *swakēm, *swakum *swakēm, *swakum *swakēm, *swakum
Instrumental *swakēm, *swakum *swakēm, *swakum *swakēm, *swakum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: *swæc
    • Middle English: swac
    • ⇒ Old English: swæcehēow
  • Old Frisian: *swak
  • Old Saxon: *swak
  • Old Dutch: *swak
  • Old High German: *swah
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