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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/āswik

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*āswik m[1]

  1. offense
    Synonyms: *ferinu, *mainō
  2. deceit
    Synonyms: *faiknō, *inwedō

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *āswik
Genitive *āswikas
Singular Plural
Nominative *āswik *āswikō, *āswikōs
Accusative *āswik *āswikā
Genitive *āswikas *āswikō
Dative *āswikē *āswikum
Instrumental *āswiku *āswikum

Descendants

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  • Old English: ǣswiċ
  • Old High German: āswih

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210:PWGmc *āswik