Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swaigijan

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 1

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swaigijaną (“to fall”); compare Lithuanian svai̇̃gti (“to waver”).

Verb

*swaigijan

  1. to fall, droop, or stoop
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swaigijan
1st sg. past *swaigidā
Infinitive *swaigijan
Genitive infin. *swaigijannjas
Dative infin. *swaigijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swaigijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swaigiju *swaigidā
2nd singular *swaigisi *swaigidēs, *swaigidōs
3rd singular *swaigiþi *swaigidē, *swaigidā
1st plural *swaigijum *swaigidum
2nd plural *swaigiþ *swaigidud
3rd plural *swaigijanþ *swaigidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swaigijē *swaigidī
2nd singular *swaigijēs *swaigidī
3rd singular *swaigijē *swaigidī
1st plural *swaigijēm *swaigidīm
2nd plural *swaigijēþ *swaigidīd
3rd plural *swaigijēn *swaigidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swaigi
Plural *swaigiþ
Present Past
Participle *swaigijandī *swaigid
Descendants
  • Old English: *swǣġan

Etymology 2

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Verb

*swaigijan

  1. to silence
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swaigijan
1st sg. past *swaigidā
Infinitive *swaigijan
Genitive infin. *swaigijannjas
Dative infin. *swaigijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swaigijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swaigiju *swaigidā
2nd singular *swaigisi *swaigidēs, *swaigidōs
3rd singular *swaigiþi *swaigidē, *swaigidā
1st plural *swaigijum *swaigidum
2nd plural *swaigiþ *swaigidud
3rd plural *swaigijanþ *swaigidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swaigijē *swaigidī
2nd singular *swaigijēs *swaigidī
3rd singular *swaigijē *swaigidī
1st plural *swaigijēm *swaigidīm
2nd plural *swaigijēþ *swaigidīd
3rd plural *swaigijēn *swaigidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swaigi
Plural *swaigiþ
Present Past
Participle *swaigijandī *swaigid
Descendants
  • Old High German: sweigen
    • Middle High German: sweigen

References

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