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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōganą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔː.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

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Verb

*swōganą

  1. to overwhelm, break in

Inflection

Descendants

  • West Germanic: *swōgan
    • Old English: swōgan, sƿōgan
      • Middle English: swowen, souȝen, soghen
        • English: sough
        • Scots: swouch, souch
      • Middle English: swōune (faintness) (past participle)
        • Middle English: swōunen
    • Old Saxon: swōgan
    • Old Dutch: *swuogan
      • Middle Dutch: *swoegen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ), Latin vagio and Sanskrit वग्नु (vagnu).

Verb

*swōganą

  1. to resound

Inflection

Descendants

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