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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōpōną

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

Related to *swaipaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔː.pɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swōpōną[1]

  1. to sweep

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swōpōn
    • Old English: *swōpe, *swōpu
      • Old English: geswōpe f (filth, rubbish)
  • Old Norse: sópa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swōpōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 397
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