Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swandijaną

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

From *swindaną (to disappear) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑn.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swandijaną

  1. (West Germanic) to make disappear
  2. (West Germanic) to squander, to waste

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swandijō *swandijaų *swandijai ?
2nd singular *swandīsi *swandijais *swandī *swandijasai *swandijaisau
3rd singular *swandīþi *swandijai *swandijaþau *swandijaþai *swandijaiþau
1st dual *swandijōs *swandijaiw
2nd dual *swandijaþiz *swandijaiþiz *swandijaþiz
1st plural *swandijamaz *swandijaim *swandijanþai *swandijainþau
2nd plural *swandīþ *swandijaiþ *swandīþ *swandijanþai *swandijainþau
3rd plural *swandijanþi *swandijain *swandijanþau *swandijanþai *swandijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swandidǭ *swandidēdį̄
2nd singular *swandidēz *swandidēdīz
3rd singular *swandidē *swandidēdī
1st dual *swandidēdū *swandidēdīw
2nd dual *swandidēdudiz *swandidēdīdiz
1st plural *swandidēdum *swandidēdīm
2nd plural *swandidēdud *swandidēdīd
3rd plural *swandidēdun *swandidēdīn
present past
participles *swandijandz *swandidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swandijan
    • Old Saxon: *swendian
      • Middle Low German: swenden
    • Old Dutch: *swenden
      • Middle Dutch: swenden
    • Old High German: swenten
      • Middle High German: swenden
        • German: schwenden