Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swefn
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *swefnaz.
Noun
[edit]*swefn m[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *swefn | |
| Genitive | *swefnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *swefn | *swefnō, *swefnōs |
| Accusative | *swefn | *swefnā |
| Genitive | *swefnas | *swefnō |
| Dative | *swefnē | *swefnum |
| Instrumental | *swefnu | *swefnum |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 330: “PWGmc *swefn”