Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swāb

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

Noun

*swāb m

  1. Suebi, Swabian

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *swāb
Genitive *swābas
Singular Plural
Nominative *swāb *swābō, *swābōs
Accusative *swāb *swābā
Genitive *swābas *swābō
Dative *swābē *swābum
Instrumental *swābu *swābum

Descendants

  • Old English: Swǣfas pl, Swǣfe
  • Old Dutch: Swāf (given name)
  • Old High German: swāb, swāp, suāb, suāp
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