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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swandijaną

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

From *swindaną (to disappear) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑn.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swandijaną

  1. (West Germanic) to make disappear
  2. (West Germanic) to squander, to waste

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swandijan
    • Old Saxon: *swendian
      • Middle Low German: swenden
    • Old Dutch: *swenden
      • Middle Dutch: swenden
    • Old High German: swenten
      • Middle High German: swenden
        • German: schwenden
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