Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swamōną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An o-grade iterative formation to the strong verb *swimmaną.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*swamōną

  1. to swim

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swamōn
  • Old Norse: svamla

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swamōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 495