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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swartijaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swerd- (dirty, dark, black), cognate with Latin sordeō. Equivalent to *swartaz + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑr.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swartijaną [1]

  1. to become black, blacken

Inflection

Descendants

  • West Germanic: *swartēn
    • Old High German: swarzēn
      • Middle High German: swarzen
      • Old High German: irswarzēn

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *swartēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 392
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