Reconstruction:Old Dutch/swarton

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From a merger of:

• Proto-West Germanic *swartōn, from Proto-Germanic *swartōną. Equivalent to swart (“black”) +‎ -on (“factitive suffix”).
• Proto-West Germanic *swartēn. Equivalent to swart (“black”) +‎ -on (“stative-fientive suffix”).

Verb

*swarton

1. to make black, paint black
2. to become black

Inflection

Conjugation of *swarton (weak class 2)

infinitive	*swarton
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	*swarto, *swarton	*swartoda
2nd person singular	*swartos, *swartost	*swartodos
3rd person singular	*swartot	*swartoda
1st person plural	*swarton	*swartodun
2nd person plural	*swartot	*swartodut
3rd person plural	*swartont	*swartodun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	*swarto	*swartodi
2nd person singular	*swartos, *swartost	*swartodis
3rd person singular	*swarto	*swartodi
1st person plural	*swarton	*swartodin
2nd person plural	*swartot	*swartodit
3rd person plural	*swarton	*swartodin
imperative	present
singular	*swarto
plural	*swartot
participle	present	past
	*swartondi	*swartot, *giswartot

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: swarten
  • Dutch: zwarten