Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swinþ

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 *swinþaz.

Adjective

*swinþ

  1. strong

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *swinþ
Genitive *swinþas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swinþ *swinþu *swinþ
Accusative *swinþanā *swinþā *swinþ
Genitive *swinþas *swinþeʀā *swinþas
Dative *swinþumē *swinþeʀē *swinþumē
Instrumental *swinþu *swinþeʀu *swinþu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *swinþē *swinþō *swinþu
Accusative *swinþā *swinþā *swinþu
Genitive *swinþeʀō *swinþeʀō *swinþeʀō
Dative *swinþēm, *swinþum *swinþēm, *swinþum *swinþēm, *swinþum
Instrumental *swinþēm, *swinþum *swinþēm, *swinþum *swinþēm, *swinþum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: swīþ
    • Middle English: swith
  • Old Frisian: *swīth
    • Saterland Frisian: swied
    • West Frisian: swiid
  • Old Saxon: swīth, *swinth
    • Middle Low German: swît, swîde, swinde
      • Low German: swied, swinn
      • Plautdietsch: schwind
      • → Polish: szwytki, świtki (“agile, quick, dashing”) (dialectal)
        • → Old Ruthenian: швыдкїй (švydkij) (dialectal) (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Dutch: *swīth, *swinth (in placenames)
  • Old High German: *swind (in personal names)
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