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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swartijaną

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 *swartaz (black) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑr.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swartijaną

  1. to make black, to blacken

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swartijan
    • Old Saxon: *swertian
      • Middle Low German: swerten
    • Old Dutch: *swerten
    • Old High German: swerzen
  • Old Norse: *sverta
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*swartjan)
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