Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōtimô

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

Alternative forms

• *swōtmô

Etymology

From *swōtijaną (“to sweeten”) +‎ *-mô; compare Sanskrit स्वाद्मन् (svādman, “sweetness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɔːt.mɔːː/

Noun

*swōtimô m

1. sweetening, sweetness

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *swōtimô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swōtimô	*swōtimaniz
vocative	*swōtimô	*swōtimaniz
accusative	*swōtimanų	*swōtimanunz
genitive	*swōtiminiz	*swōtimanǫ̂
dative	*swōtimini	*swōtimammaz
instrumental	*swōtiminē	*swōtimammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swōtimō
  • Old Frisian: swētma
    • West Frisian: swietme
• Old East Norse: *sœtmi, *sǿtmi
  • Old Danish: søtmæ
    • Danish: sødme
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: sødme
  • Old Swedish: søtme
    • Swedish: sötma (from the Old Swedish oblique søtma)