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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swinkaną

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

Clearly related to *swinganą, the root final -k could have arisen due to influence from an unattested iterative verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswiŋ.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swinkaną[1]

  1. to swing, to sway
  2. to toil, to labour

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swinkan
    • Old English: swincan
      • Middle English: swinken
    • Old Frisian: *swinka
      • West Frisian: swinke
    • Old Saxon: *swinkan
      • Middle Low German: swinken
    • Old Dutch: *swinkan
      • Middle Dutch: *swinken
        • Dutch: zwinken (dialectal)
    • Old High German: swinkan
  • Old Norse: svinka

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *swenkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 394
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