Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swerbaną
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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 *swerbʰ- (“to turn; wipe; sweep”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*swerbaną
Inflection
Conjugation of *swerbaną (strong class 3)
Descendants
- Old English: sweorfan
- Old Frisian: swerva
- West Frisian: swerve
- Old Saxon: swerban, swervan
- Old Dutch: *swervan
- Old High German: swerban
- Middle High German: swerben
- ⇒ Middle High German: swirbelen, swirbeln
- German: schwirbeln
- ⇒ Middle High German: swirbelen, swirbeln
- Middle High German: swerben
- Old Norse: sverfa
- Gothic: *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (*swairban) (in combinations: 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (afswairban), 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (biswairban))