Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swinganą
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. If inherited, this could continue a Proto-Indo-European root *swengʷʰ- (*-gʷʰ- is suggested by Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (afswaggwjan)).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*swinganą
- to swing
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *swinganą (strong class 3)
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]- *swingwaną[2]
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *swingan
- Old Norse: sveggja
References
[edit]- ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swenʒwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 394