Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swindan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *swindaną.

Verb[edit]

*swindan[1]

  1. to diminish, to dwindle

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 3
Infinitive *swindan
1st sg. past *swand
3rd pl. past *swundun
Past ptcple *swundan
Infinitive *swindan
Genitive infin. *swindannjas
Dative infin. *swindannjē
Instrum. infin. *swindannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swindu *swand
2nd singular *swindiʀi *swundī
3rd singular *swindidi *swand
1st plural *swindum *swundum
2nd plural *swindid *swundud
3rd plural *swindand *swundun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swindē *swundī
2nd singular *swindēs *swundī
3rd singular *swindē *swundī
1st plural *swindēm *swundīm
2nd plural *swindēþ *swundīd
3rd plural *swindēn *swundīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swind
Plural *swindid
Present Past
Participle *swindandī *swundan

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127:*swindan