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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swōtijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swōtijaną. Equivalent to *swōtī (sweet) + *-jan.

Verb

*swōtijan

  1. to sweeten

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swōtijan
1st sg. past *swōtidā
Infinitive *swōtijan
Genitive infin. *swōtijannjas
Dative infin. *swōtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swōtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swōtiju *swōtidā
2nd singular *swōtisi *swōtidēs, *swōtidōs
3rd singular *swōtiþi *swōtidē, *swōtidā
1st plural *swōtijum *swōtidum
2nd plural *swōtiþ *swōtidud
3rd plural *swōtijanþ *swōtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swōtijē *swōtidī
2nd singular *swōtijēs *swōtidī
3rd singular *swōtijē *swōtidī
1st plural *swōtijēm *swōtidīm
2nd plural *swōtijēþ *swōtidīd
3rd plural *swōtijēn *swōtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swōti
Plural *swōtiþ
Present Past
Participle *swōtijandī *swōtid

Descendants

  • Old English: swētan
    • Middle English: sweten
      • English: sweet
  • Old Frisian: *swēta
    • Old Frisian: *swētia (changed to a class 2 verb)
      • Saterland Frisian: swäitje
      • West Frisian: swietje, swietsje
  • Old Saxon: *swōtian
    • Middle Low German: sȫten
      • German Low German: söten
  • Old Dutch: *suoten
    • Middle Dutch: soeten
  • Old High German: suozen
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