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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swittjan

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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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From Proto-Germanic *switjaną.

Verb

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*swittjan

  1. to sweat

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swittjan
1st sg. past *swittā
Infinitive *swittjan
Genitive infin. *swittjannjas
Dative infin. *swittjannjē
Instrum. infin. *swittjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swittju *swittā
2nd singular *switisi *swittēs, *swittōs
3rd singular *switiþi *swittē, *swittā
1st plural *swittjum *swittum
2nd plural *switiþ *swittud
3rd plural *swittjanþ *swittun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swittjē *swittī
2nd singular *swittjēs *swittī
3rd singular *swittjē *swittī
1st plural *swittjēm *swittīm
2nd plural *swittjēþ *swittīd
3rd plural *swittjēn *swittīn
Imperative Present
Singular *switi
Plural *switiþ
Present Past
Participle *swittjandī *switt

Descendants

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  • Old Frisian: *switta
  • Old High German: swizzen