Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swarduz

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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

Of unknown origin. Often the only cognate compared is Latvian šērve (“pigskin, thick (and dirty) skin layer”) and a possible reconstruction Proto-Balto-Slavic *sverdvē, though the Latvian term itself could have been borrowed through Germanic from German Low German Schörwe.

Pronunciation

Noun

*swarduz m

  1. rind, tough skin
  2. turf

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *swarduz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swarduz *swardiwiz
vocative *swardu *swardiwiz
accusative *swardų *swardunz
genitive *swardauz *swardiwǫ̂
dative *swardiwi *swardumaz
instrumental *swardū *swardumiz

Descendants

References

  • Risch, Ernest (1986): o-o-pe-ro-si: Festschrift fur Ernst Risch zum 75. Geburtstag / Edition 1
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