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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swikulaz

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 *swīkwaną + *-ulaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswi.ku.lɑz/

Adjective

*swikulaz[1]

  1. tending to betray, treacherous, deceitful

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swikul
    • Old English: swicol
    • Old High German: *swihhil
      • Old High German: biswihhil
  • Old Norse: svikall

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swikulaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 396
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