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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swaipaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *kswoybʰ-e-ti, thematic o-grade present of *ksweybʰ- (to move swiftly, swing, whip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑi̯.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swaipaną

  1. to sweep
  2. to sway, swing
  3. to cast, fling
  4. to wrap

Inflection

  • *swaipijaną
  • *swōpōną

Descendants

  • Old English: swāpan (to sweep, swipe, swoop)
  • Old Frisian: swēpa
    • West Frisian swiepe (whip, cleanse, sweep) (obsolete)
  • Old Saxon: swēpan
    • Middle Low German: swêpen
      • German Low German: swepen
  • Old High German: sweifan (to swing, sway; sling)
    • Middle High German: sweifen
  • Old Norse: sveipa (to swaddle, wrap; to cast)
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