Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swerd

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 *swerdą.

Noun

*swerd n

sword

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*swerd
Genitive	*swerdas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*swerd	*swerdu
Accusative	*swerd	*swerdu
Genitive	*swerdas	*swerdō
Dative	*swerdē	*swerdum
Instrumental	*swerdu	*swerdum

Descendants

Old English: sweord, suord, swyrd, swurd
- Middle English: swerd, sword
  - English: sword
  - Scots: swuird, swerd, sword
Old Frisian: swerd
- North Frisian: swird, Swiirt
  Sylt: Swērt
- Saterland Frisian: Swäid, Swid
- West Frisian: swurd
Old Saxon: swerd
- Middle Low German: swert
  - German Low German: Sweerd, Schweerd, Schwert
  - Plautdietsch: Schwieet
Old Dutch: swert, suert
- Middle Dutch: swert
  - Dutch: zwaard
    - Afrikaans: swaard
    - Negerhollands: sweerd
  - Limburgish: zwerd
  - West Flemish: zwoard
  - Zealandic: zwaerd
Old High German: swert
- Middle High German: swert
  - German: Schwert
  - Hunsrik: Schweert
  - Luxembourgish: Schwäert
  - Vilamovian: świert
  - Yiddish: שווערד (shverd)