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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/switjaną

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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

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Etymology

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Zero-grade ye-present, pre-Germanic *swidye/o-, derived from the root of *swait-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*switjaną[1]

  1. to sweat

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *swittjan
    • Old Frisian: *switta
    • Old High German: swizzen

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*switjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 502