Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swankijaną

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 *swinkaną (“to swing”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswɑŋ.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swankijaną

to cause to swing, to waver

Inflection

Conjugation of *swankijaną (weak class 1)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*swankijō	*swankijaų	—	*swankijai	*?
2nd singular	*swankīsi	*swankijais	*swankī	*swankijasai	*swankijaisau
3rd singular	*swankīþi	*swankijai	*swankijaþau	*swankijaþai	*swankijaiþau
1st dual	*swankijōs	*swankijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*swankijaþiz	*swankijaiþiz	*swankijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*swankijamaz	*swankijaim	—	*swankijanþai	*swankijainþau
2nd plural	*swankīþ	*swankijaiþ	*swankīþ	*swankijanþai	*swankijainþau
3rd plural	*swankijanþi	*swankijain	*swankijanþau	*swankijanþai	*swankijainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*swankidǭ	*swankidēdį̄
2nd singular	*swankidēz	*swankidēdīz
3rd singular	*swankidē	*swankidēdī
1st dual	*swankidēdū	*swankidēdīw
2nd dual	*swankidēdudiz	*swankidēdīdiz
1st plural	*swankidēdum	*swankidēdīm
2nd plural	*swankidēdud	*swankidēdīd
3rd plural	*swankidēdun	*swankidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*swankijandz	*swankidaz

Related terms

*swangwijaną
*swinganą

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *swankijan
- Old English: swencan
- Old Saxon: *swenkian
  - Middle Low German: swenken
    - Low German: swenken
- Old Dutch: *swenken
  - Middle Dutch: swenken
    - Dutch: zwenken
- Old High German: swenken
  - Middle High German: swenken
    - German: schwenken