Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swaljaną

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 *swelaną (“to burn”) +‎ *-janą (“causative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɑl.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swaljaną

1. to burn

Inflection

Conjugation of *swaljaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swaljō	*swaljaų	—	*swaljai	?
2nd singular	*swalisi	*swaljais	*swali	*swaljasai	*swaljaisau
3rd singular	*swaliþi	*swaljai	*swaljaþau	*swaljaþai	*swaljaiþau
1st dual	*swaljōs	*swaljaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*swaljaþiz	*swaljaiþiz	*swaljaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*swaljamaz	*swaljaim	—	*swaljanþai	*swaljainþau
2nd plural	*swaliþ	*swaljaiþ	*swaliþ	*swaljanþai	*swaljainþau
3rd plural	*swaljanþi	*swaljain	*swaljanþau	*swaljanþai	*swaljainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swalidǭ	*swalidēdį̄
2nd singular	*swalidēz	*swalidēdīz
3rd singular	*swalidē	*swalidēdī
1st dual	*swalidēdū	*swalidēdīw
2nd dual	*swalidēdudiz	*swalidēdīdiz
1st plural	*swalidēdum	*swalidēdīm
2nd plural	*swalidēdud	*swalidēdīd
3rd plural	*swalidēdun	*swalidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*swaljandz	*swalidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swalljan
  • Old English: swellan
  • Old Saxon: *swellian
    • Middle Low German: swellen
  • Old High German: swellen