Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōtimô

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *swōtijaną (“to sweeten”) +‎ *-mô; compare Sanskrit स्वाद्मन् (svādman, “sweetness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔːt.mɔːː/

Noun

*swōtimô m

  1. sweetening, sweetness

Inflection

Declension of *swōtimô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swōtimô *swōtimaniz
vocative *swōtimô *swōtimaniz
accusative *swōtimanų *swōtimanunz
genitive *swōtiminiz *swōtimanǫ̂
dative *swōtimini *swōtimammaz
instrumental *swōtiminē *swōtimammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swōtimō
    • Old Frisian: swētma
      • West Frisian: swietme
  • Old East Norse: *sœtmi, *sǿtmi
    • Old Danish: søtmæ
    • Old Swedish: søtme
      • Swedish: sötma (from the Old Swedish oblique søtma)
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