Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sweruz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“stick, pole”).

Noun

*sweruz m or f

1. pole
2. pillar; column
3. neck

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *sweruz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sweruz	*swiriwiz
vocative	*sweru	*swiriwiz
accusative	*swerų	*swerunz
genitive	*swerauz	*swiriwǫ̂
dative	*swiriwi	*swerumaz
instrumental	*swerū	*swerumiz

Derived terms

• *swerô

Synonyms

• (pillar, column): *sūliz
• (neck, nape): *swirhijô

Descendants

• Old English: sweor, swier, swyr; sweora, swira, swyra, swura
  • Middle English: sweor
• Old High German: *swiri, *swir (found in derivative swirōn (verb)); *swiro
  • Middle High German: swir
    • Alemannic German: Schwiren
    • Bavarian: Schwirren