Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swan

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 This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *swanaz.

Noun

*swan m

  1. swan
Inflection
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *swan
Genitive *swanas
Singular Plural
Nominative *swan *swanō, *swanōs
Accusative *swan *swanā
Genitive *swanas *swanō
Dative *swanē *swanum
Instrumental *swanu *swanum
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“boar”), from Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to bear, give birth”).

Noun

*swan n or m

  2. swine
  3. (in the plural) herd
Inflection
z-stem
Singular
Nominative *swan
Genitive *swaniʀi
Singular Plural
Nominative *swan *swaniʀu
Accusative *swan *swaniʀu
Genitive *swaniʀi *swaniʀō
Dative *swaniʀi *swaniʀum
Instrumental *swaniʀi *swaniʀum
Descendants
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