Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swās

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 *swēsaz.

Adjective

*swās[1]

  1. one's own, dear

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *swās
Genitive *swāsas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swās *swāsu *swās
Accusative *swāsanā *swāsā *swās
Genitive *swāsas *swāseʀā *swāsas
Dative *swāsumē *swāseʀē *swāsumē
Instrumental *swāsu *swāseʀu *swāsu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swāsē *swāsō *swāsu
Accusative *swāsā *swāsā *swāsu
Genitive *swāseʀō *swāseʀō *swāseʀō
Dative *swāsēm, *swāsum *swāsēm, *swāsum *swāsēm, *swāsum
Instrumental *swāsēm, *swāsum *swāsēm, *swāsum *swāsēm, *swāsum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: swǣs
  • Old Frisian: swēs
  • Old Saxon: swās
  • Old High German: swās

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 149: “PWGmc *swās”
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