Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swībaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *kswéybʰ-e-ti, thematic root present of *ksweybʰ- (“to move swiftly, swing, whip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swībaną

1. to revolve; move around; sway; stray
2. to sweep
3. to finish

Inflection

Conjugation of *swībaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swībō	*swībaų	—	*swībai	?
2nd singular	*swībizi	*swībaiz	*swīb	*swībazai	*swībaizau
3rd singular	*swībidi	*swībai	*swībadau	*swībadai	*swībaidau
1st dual	*swībōz	*swībaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*swībadiz	*swībaidiz	*swībadiz	—	—
1st plural	*swībamaz	*swībaim	—	*swībandai	*swībaindau
2nd plural	*swībid	*swībaid	*swībid	*swībandai	*swībaindau
3rd plural	*swībandi	*swībain	*swībandau	*swībandai	*swībaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swaib	*swibį̄
2nd singular	*swaift	*swibīz
3rd singular	*swaib	*swibī
1st dual	*swibū	*swibīw
2nd dual	*swibudiz	*swibīdiz
1st plural	*swibum	*swibīm
2nd plural	*swibud	*swibīd
3rd plural	*swibun	*swibīn
	present	past
participles	*swībandz	*swibanaz

Related terms

• *swaibōną
• *swībēną
• *swībōną
• *swiftaz
• *swīpaną
• *swippōną, *swibbōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swīban
  • Old English: swīfan
    • Middle English: swiven
      • English: swive
    • ⇒ Middle English: swift
      • English: swift
  • Old Frisian: swīva
• Old Norse: svífa
  • Icelandic: svífa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sviva, svive
  • Swedish: sväva
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (sweiban)