Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swindan

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 *swindaną.

Verb

*swindan

1. to diminish, to dwindle

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*swindan
1st sg. past	*swand
3rd pl. past	*swundun
Past ptcple	*swundan
Infinitive	*swindan
Genitive infin.	*swindannjas
Dative infin.	*swindannjē
Instrum. infin.	*swindannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*swindu	*swand
2nd singular	*swindiʀi	*swundī
3rd singular	*swindidi	*swand
1st plural	*swindum	*swundum
2nd plural	*swindid	*swundud
3rd plural	*swindand	*swundun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*swindē	*swundī
2nd singular	*swindēs	*swundī
3rd singular	*swindē	*swundī
1st plural	*swindēm	*swundīm
2nd plural	*swindēþ	*swundīd
3rd plural	*swindēn	*swundīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*swind
Plural	*swindid
	Present	Past
Participle	*swindandī	*swundan

Derived terms

• *swindilōn

Descendants

• Old English: swindan
  • Middle English: swinden, swynden
• Old Frisian: *swinda
  • Saterland Frisian: swiende
  • West Frisian: swine
• Old Saxon: swindan
  • Middle Low German: swinden
    • German Low German: swinnen
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: svinne
    • → Norwegian Nynorsk: svinne, svinna
    • → Old Swedish: svinda, svinna
      • Swedish: svinna
    • → Danish: svinde
• Old Dutch: *swindan
  • Middle Dutch: swinden
    • Dutch: zwinden
• Old High German: swintan
  • Middle High German: swinden
    • German: schwinden