Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swerdą

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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

Nikolaev (2015) suggests derivation from Proto-Indo-European *sw-er, locative of *seh₂w- (“sharp”) (with a loss of *h₂ between *s and *w) and cognate to Luwian (šiḫual-, šiwal-, “sword”), (šiwa-, “sharp”). Derivation from Proto-Indo-European *swer- has been proposed, but is uncertain since all other descendants, such as *sweraną, only suggest an original meaning 'to ache, hurt, fester'.

Pronunciation

Noun

*swerdą n

  1. sword
    Synonyms: *heruz, *mēkijaz, *wibraz

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *swerdą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swerdą *swerdō
vocative *swerdą *swerdō
accusative *swerdą *swerdō
genitive *swerdas, *swirdis *swerdǫ̂
dative *swirdai *swerdamaz
instrumental *swerdō *swerdamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Nikolaev, Alexander. 2015. "The Germanic word for ‘sword’ and delocatival derivation in Proto-Indo-European". Journal of Indo-European Studies 37 / 3-4, pp. 461-488
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