Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōtuz
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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 Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (“sweet”). Compare Latin suāvis, Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús), Sanskrit स्वादु (svādu).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*swōtuz
Inflection
Declension of *swōtuz (u-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *swōtuz | *swōtijai | *swōtī | *swōtijôz | *swōtų, *-jatō | *swōtijō |
| accusative | *swōtijanǭ | *swōtijanz | *swōtijǭ | *swōtijōz | *swōtų, *-jatō | *swōtijō |
| genitive | *swōtijas, *swōtīs | *swōtijaizǫ̂ | *swōtijaizōz | *swōtijaizǫ̂ | *swōtijas, *swōtīs | *swōtijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *swōtijammai | *swōtijaimaz | *swōtijaizōi | *swōtijaimaz | *swōtijammai | *swōtijaimaz |
| instrumental | *swōtijanō | *swōtijaimiz | *swōtijaizō | *swōtijaimiz | *swōtijanō | *swōtijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *swōtijô | *swōtijaniz | *swōtijǭ | *swōtijōniz | *swōtijô | *swōtijōnō |
| accusative | *swōtijanų | *swōtijanunz | *swōtijōnų | *swōtijōnunz | *swōtijô | *swōtijōnō |
| genitive | *swōtīniz | *swōtijanǫ̂ | *swōtijōniz | *swōtijōnǫ̂ | *swōtīniz | *swōtijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *swōtīni | *swōtijammaz | *swōtijōni | *swōtijōmaz | *swōtīni | *swōtijammaz |
| instrumental | *swōtīnē | *swōtijammiz | *swōtijōnē | *swōtijōmiz | *swōtīnē | *swōtijammiz |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *swōtī, *swōtu
- Old Norse: sǿtr, sœtr, sætr
- → Proto-Samic: *suottë
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*swōtu-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 503