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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōtmô

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 *swōtijaną (to sweeten) + *-mô; compare Sanskrit स्वाद्मन् (svādman, sweetness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔːt.mɔːː/

Noun

*swōtmô m

  1. sweetness

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *swōtmô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swōtmô *swōtmaniz
vocative *swōtmô *swōtmaniz
accusative *swōtmanų *swōtmanunz
genitive *swōtminiz *swōtmanǫ̂
dative *swōtmini *swōtmammaz
instrumental *swōtminē *swōtmammiz

Usage notes

  • In the descendants, umlaut has been generalised from the singular oblique cases due to the influence of *swōtuz (oblique stem *swōtij-) and *swōtijaną.

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swōtmō
    • Old Frisian: swētma
      • West Frisian: swietme
  • Old East Norse: *sœtmi, *sǿtmi
    • Old Danish: søtmæ
    • Old Swedish: søtme
      • Swedish: sötma (from the Old Swedish oblique søtma)
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