Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swēsaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *swēdʰh₁-s-os or *swēdʰh₁-to-s. Related to Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos, custom), Latin suēscō (to become accustomed to).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɛː.sɑz/

Adjective

*swēsaz[1]

  1. one's own, familiar, trusted

Inflection

Declension of *swēsaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *swēsaz *swēsō *swēsą, -atō *swēsai *swēsôz *swēsō
accusative *swēsanǭ *swēsǭ *swēsą, -atō *swēsanz *swēsōz *swēsō
genitive *swēsas, -is *swēsaizōz *swēsas, -is *swēsaizǫ̂ *swēsaizǫ̂ *swēsaizǫ̂
dative *swēsammai *swēsaizōi *swēsammai *swēsaimaz *swēsaimaz *swēsaimaz
instrumental *swēsanō *swēsaizō *swēsanō *swēsaimiz *swēsaimiz *swēsaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *swēsô *swēsǭ *swēsô *swēsaniz *swēsōniz *swēsōnō
accusative *swēsanų *swēsōnų *swēsô *swēsanunz *swēsōnunz *swēsōnō
genitive *swēsiniz *swēsōniz *swēsiniz *swēsanǫ̂ *swēsōnǫ̂ *swēsanǫ̂
dative *swēsini *swēsōni *swēsini *swēsammaz *swēsōmaz *swēsammaz
instrumental *swēsinē *swēsōnē *swēsinē *swēsammiz *swēsōmiz *swēsammiz

Derived terms

  • *swēsą

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swās
    • Old English: swǣs
    • Old Frisian: swēs
    • Old Saxon: swās
    • Old High German: swās
  • Old Norse: sváss
    • Icelandic: svás
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃 (swēs)

Further reading

  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597

References

  1. ^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “swǣsa-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 579-580