Reconstruction:Old Dutch/swigon

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Verb

*swīgon

  1. to be silent

Inflection

Conjugation of *swīgon (weak class 2)
infinitive *swīgon
indicative present past
1st person singular *swīgo, *swīgon *swīgoda
2nd person singular *swīgos *swīgodos
3rd person singular *swīgot *swīgoda
1st person plural *swīgon *swīgodon
2nd person plural *swīgot *swīgodot
3rd person plural *swīgont *swīgodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *swīge *swīgodi
2nd person singular *swīgis *swīgodis
3rd person singular *swīge *swīgodi
1st person plural *swīgin *swīgodin
2nd person plural *swīgit *swīgodit
3rd person plural *swīgin *swīgodin
imperative present
singular *swīgo
plural *swīgot
participle present past
*swīgondi *swīgot, *giswīgot

Derived terms

  • biswīgon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: swigen
    • Dutch: zwijgen
    • Limburgish: zwiege
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