Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/swer-

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Root

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*swer-[1]

  1. to ache
  2. to fester
  3. wound; injury

Derived terms

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  • *swer- (root present)
    • Proto-Germanic: *sweraną (see there for further descendants)
  • *swer-wos
  • *swer-tó- or *swer-dʰo-
    • Germanic: (unclear, requiring an additional original sense 'to cut') *swerdą (sword) (see there for further descendants)
  • *swer-ō
  • *swór-os
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
      • Proto-Slavic: *xvorъ (see there for further descendants)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Proto-Celtic:

Root

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*swer-[2][3][4][5][6]

  1. to resound; ringing, whistling
  2. to speak loudly, to proclaim

Derived terms

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  • *swér-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • *swḗr-s-t ~ *swér-s-n̥t (s-aorist)
  • *swor-ye- (o-grade ye-present)
    • Proto-Germanic: *swarjaną (to swear) (see there for further descendants)
  • *swor-éye- (causative)
    • Balto-Slavic:
      • Proto-Slavic: *svariti (see there for further descendants)
  • *swor-eh₂
    • Proto-Germanic: *swarō (statement, oath, vow) (see there for further descendants)
  • *swor-ós
    • Balto-Slavic:
      • Proto-Slavic: *svarъ (see there for further descendants)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Italic:
      • Latin: (possibly) surdus (deaf)
      • Latin: (perhaps) susurrus (whisper, rustle)
      • Oscan: (possibly) sverruneí (speaker?, dative singular)

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1.*su̯er- 'tönen'”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 613
  3. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1. su̯er-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1049
  4. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “zweren”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
  5. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “susurrus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 602
  6. ^ Cheung, Johnny (2007) “*hu̯ar²”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 149