Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swabjaną

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 *swefaną +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swabjaną

1. to put to sleep

Inflection

Conjugation of *swabjaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swabjō	*swabjaų	—	*swabjai	?
2nd singular	*swabisi	*swabjais	*swabi	*swabjasai	*swabjaisau
3rd singular	*swabiþi	*swabjai	*swabjaþau	*swabjaþai	*swabjaiþau
1st dual	*swabjōs	*swabjaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*swabjaþiz	*swabjaiþiz	*swabjaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*swabjamaz	*swabjaim	—	*swabjanþai	*swabjainþau
2nd plural	*swabiþ	*swabjaiþ	*swabiþ	*swabjanþai	*swabjainþau
3rd plural	*swabjanþi	*swabjain	*swabjanþau	*swabjanþai	*swabjainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swabidǭ	*swabidēdį̄
2nd singular	*swabidēz	*swabidēdīz
3rd singular	*swabidē	*swabidēdī
1st dual	*swabidēdū	*swabidēdīw
2nd dual	*swabidēdudiz	*swabidēdīdiz
1st plural	*swabidēdum	*swabidēdīm
2nd plural	*swabidēdud	*swabidēdīd
3rd plural	*swabidēdun	*swabidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*swabjandz	*swabidaz

Related terms

• *swefnaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swabbjan
  • Old English: swebban
    • Middle English: swebben
      • English: sweb
  • Old Saxon: swebbian
  • Old High German: swebben, sweppen
    • ⇒ Old High German: inswebben
• Old Norse: svefja
  • Icelandic: svefja