Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swiknaz

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

According to Ringe (2017: 97) “PIE *h₁su-Hiǵnós ‘good to venerate’ (cf. Skt su-, Homeric Gk ἐϋ- /eu-/ ‘good, well’; Skt yajñás ‘sacrifice’, Gk ἁγνός ‘pure’ with full-grade *Hyaǵ-) > *suignós > PGmc *swiknaz ‘pure’ (cf. Goth. swikns).”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswik.nɑz/

Adjective

*swiknaz[1]

  1. pure
  2. innocent

Inflection

Declension of *swiknaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *swiknaz *swiknō *swikną, *-at(ō) *swiknai *swiknôz *swiknō
accusative *swiknanǭ *swiknǭ *swikną, *-at(ō) *swiknanz *swiknōz *swiknō
genitive *swiknas, *swiknis *swiknaizōz *swiknas, *swiknis *swiknaizǫ̂ *swiknaizǫ̂ *swiknaizǫ̂
dative *swiknammai *swiknaizōi *swiknammai *swiknaimaz *swiknaimaz *swiknaimaz
instrumental *swiknanō *swiknaizō *swiknanō *swiknaimiz *swiknaimiz *swiknaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *swiknô *swiknǭ *swiknô *swiknaniz *swiknōniz *swiknōnō
accusative *swiknanų *swiknōnų *swiknô *swiknanunz *swiknōnunz *swiknōnō
genitive *swikniniz *swiknōniz *swikniniz *swiknanǫ̂ *swiknōnǫ̂ *swiknanǫ̂
dative *swiknini *swiknōni *swiknini *swiknammaz *swiknōmaz *swiknammaz
instrumental *swikninē *swiknōnē *swikninē *swiknammiz *swiknōmiz *swiknammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: sykn
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 (swikns)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swiknaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 393
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