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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swelganą

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 Proto-Indo-European *swelk- (to gulp), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (to drink, swallow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswel.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swelganą

  1. to gulp, gobble, swallow, devour
  2. to revel

Inflection

  • *swalgiz
  • *swelgą
  • *swiljaną
  • *swulgiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swelgan
  • Old Norse: svelga, svelgja
    • Icelandic: svelga, svelgja
    • Faroese: svølgja
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: svelgja; (dialectal) svølgje, svægje, svæl, svøl
    • Elfdalian: swega
    • Old Swedish: svælghia, svælgha, svælia
    • Old Danish: swælghæ, swæliæ, swælwæ
      • Danish: svælge, svælle
      • Scanian: svælla
    • Gutnish: svälge, svölge
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