Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sundą

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 This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *swumdan (compare Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌿𐌼𐍃𐌻 (swumsl, “pool”)), with quasi-Indo-European form *swm̥-tó-m (though whether the root existed in Proto-Indo-European is under question). By synchronic analysis, a nominal derivative of *swimmaną (“to swim”); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*sundą n

  1. swimming
  2. sound, strait

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sundą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *sundą *sundō
vocative *sundą *sundō
accusative *sundą *sundō
genitive *sundas, *sundis *sundǫ̂
dative *sundai *sundamaz
instrumental *sundō *sundamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sunda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 492
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