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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swankijan

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 *swankijaną.

Verb

*swankijan

  1. to cause to swing, to waver

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swankijan
1st sg. past *swankidā
Infinitive *swankijan
Genitive infin. *swankijannjas
Dative infin. *swankijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swankijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swankiju *swankidā
2nd singular *swankisi *swankidēs, *swankidōs
3rd singular *swankiþi *swankidē, *swankidā
1st plural *swankijum *swankidum
2nd plural *swankiþ *swankidud
3rd plural *swankijanþ *swankidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swankijē *swankidī
2nd singular *swankijēs *swankidī
3rd singular *swankijē *swankidī
1st plural *swankijēm *swankidīm
2nd plural *swankijēþ *swankidīd
3rd plural *swankijēn *swankidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swanki
Plural *swankiþ
Present Past
Participle *swankijandī *swankid

Descendants
  • Old English: swenċan
    • Middle English: swenchen
  • >? Old Frisian: swensa (strong verb)
  • Old Saxon: *swenkian
    • Middle Low German: swenken
      • Low German: swenken
      • → Saterland Frisian: swänkje
  • Old Dutch: *swenken
  • Old High German: swenken
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