Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōgiz

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 *sweh₂gʰ- (“to sound”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɔː.ɣiz/

Noun

*swōgiz m[1]

  1. noise, sound

Inflection

Declension of *swōgiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swōgiz *swōgīz
vocative *swōgi *swōgīz
accusative *swōgį *swōginz
genitive *swōgīz *swōgijǫ̂
dative *swōgī *swōgimaz
instrumental *swōgī *swōgimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swōgi
    • Old English: swēġ, swœ̄ġ
      • Middle English: swei, sweȝ
  • Old Norse: sœgr

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*swōgiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 397
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