Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swāb

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

Noun

*swāb m

1. Suebi, Swabian

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*swāb
Genitive	*swābas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*swāb	*swābō, *swābōs
Accusative	*swāb	*swābā
Genitive	*swābas	*swābō
Dative	*swābē	*swābum
Instrumental	*swābu	*swābum

Descendants

• Old English: Swǣfas pl, Swǣfe
• Old High German: swāb
  • Middle High German: swāp, swābe
    • German: Schwabe
      • → Dutch: Zwaab
      • → Romanian: șvab