Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swandijan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *swandijaną, a causative formation to *swindan.

Verb[edit]

*swandijan

  1. to make disappear
  2. to squander, to waste

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swandijan
1st sg. past *swandidā
Infinitive *swandijan
Genitive infin. *swandijannjas
Dative infin. *swandijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swandijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swandiju *swandidā
2nd singular *swandisi *swandidēs, *swandidōs
3rd singular *swandiþi *swandidē, *swandidā
1st plural *swandijum *swandidum
2nd plural *swandiþ *swandidud
3rd plural *swandijanþ *swandidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swandijē *swandidī
2nd singular *swandijēs *swandidī
3rd singular *swandijē *swandidī
1st plural *swandijēm *swandidīm
2nd plural *swandijēþ *swandidīd
3rd plural *swandijēn *swandidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swandi
Plural *swandiþ
Present Past
Participle *swandijandī *swandid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *swendian
  • Old Dutch: *swenden
  • Old High German: swenten