Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swihô

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

Contested but likely from *swé (“one's own, self”) with the literal meaning "our tribe" or "our people"; compare *swēbaz (“Suebi”), said to have the same meaning.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswi.xɔːː/

Noun

*swihô m

  1. a Swede

Inflection

Declension of *swihô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swihô *swihaniz
vocative *swihô *swihaniz
accusative *swihanų *swihanunz
genitive *swihiniz *swihanǫ̂
dative *swihini *swihammaz
instrumental *swihinē *swihammiz

Derived terms

  • *swihaniskaz (“Swedish”)
  • *Swihaþeudō (“Sweden, the Swedish nation”)

Descendants

  • Old English: Swēon pl
  • Old Norse: *svíi (plural svíar)
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*swaiha), *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*swaihans)
    • → Latin: Suehans pl [6th c., Jordanes]
  • → Latin: Suiōnēs pl
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