Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swittjan

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 *switjaną.

    Verb

    *swittjan

    1. to sweat

    Inflection

    Class 1 weak
    Infinitive *swittjan
    1st sg. past *swittā
    Infinitive *swittjan
    Genitive infin. *swittjannjas
    Dative infin. *swittjannjē
    Instrum. infin. *swittjannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *swittju *swittā
    2nd singular *switisi *swittēs, *swittōs
    3rd singular *switiþi *swittē, *swittā
    1st plural *swittjum *swittum
    2nd plural *switiþ *swittud
    3rd plural *swittjanþ *swittun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *swittjē *swittī
    2nd singular *swittjēs *swittī
    3rd singular *swittjē *swittī
    1st plural *swittjēm *swittīm
    2nd plural *swittjēþ *swittīd
    3rd plural *swittjēn *swittīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *switi
    Plural *switiþ
    Present Past
    Participle *swittjandī *switt

    Descendants

    • Old Frisian: *switta
      • West Frisian: switte
    • Old High German: swizzen