Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swiftēn

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

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Verb

*swiftēn

1. to become silent
2. to calm down

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*swiftēn
1st sg. past	*swift?dā
Infinitive	*swiftēn
Genitive infin.	*swiftēnijas
Dative infin.	*swiftēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*swiftēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*swiftē	*swift?dā
2nd singular	*swiftēs	*swift?dēs, *swift?dēs
3rd singular	*swiftēþ	*swift?dē, *swift?dā
1st plural	*swiftēm	*swift?dum
2nd plural	*swiftēþ	*swift?dud
3rd plural	*swiftēnþ	*swift?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*swiftē	*swift?dī
2nd singular	*swiftēs	*swift?dī
3rd singular	*swiftē	*swift?dī
1st plural	*swiftēm	*swift?dīm
2nd plural	*swiftēþ	*swift?dīd
3rd plural	*swiftēn	*swift?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*swiftē
Plural	*swiftēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*swiftēndī	*swift?d

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *swiftia
  • West Frisian: swiftsje
• Old Saxon: *swiftōn
  • Middle Low German: *swichten
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: beswichten
• Old Dutch: *swifton
  • Middle Dutch: swichten, swechten
    • Dutch: zwichten
      • → West Frisian: swichtsje, swichte
• Old High German: *swiftēn, *swiftōn
  • Middle High German: swiften
  • ⇒ Old High German: giswiftēn, giswiftōn