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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōtijaną

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 *swōtuz (sweet) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swōtijaną

  1. to sweeten

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swōtijan
    • Old English: swētan
      • Middle English: sweten
        • English: sweeten
    • Old Frisian: *swēta
      • West Frisian: swietje (changed to a class 2 verb)
    • Old Saxon: *swōtian
    • Old Dutch: *suoten
      • Middle Dutch: soeten
    • Old High German: suozen
      • Middle High German: süezen
  • Old Norse: *sǿta

References

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