Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swainaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *s(w)e- (“separate; apart; oneself; one's own”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswɑi̯.nɑz/

Noun

*swainaz m

relative; kinsman
young man
herder; herdsman, swineherd

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *swainaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swainaz	swainōz, swainōs
vocative	*swain	swainōz, swainōs
accusative	*swainą	*swainanz
genitive	swainas, swainis	*swainǫ̂
dative	*swainai	*swainamaz
instrumental	*swainō	*swainamiz

Descendants

Old English: swān
- Middle English: swan, swane, swon, swone
Old Saxon: swēn
- Middle Low German: swên, swein
Old High German: swein
- Middle High German: swein
  - German: Schwein m (obsolete or dialectal)
Old Norse: sveinn
- Icelandic: sveinn
- Faroese: sveinur
- Norwegian: sven
- Old Swedish: svēn, svæn
  - Swedish: sven
- Danish: svend
- Westrobothnian: -schwäjn
- O→ Old English: sweġen
  - Middle English: swein, sweyn, swain, swayn
    - Scots: swaine, swane
    - English: swain