Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sweruz

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 *swer- (“stick, pole”).

Noun

*sweruz m or f

pole
pillar; column
neck

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *sweruz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sweruz	*swiriwiz
vocative	*sweru	*swiriwiz
accusative	*swerų	*swerunz
genitive	*swerauz	*swiriwǫ̂
dative	*swiriwi	*swerumaz
instrumental	*swerū	*swerumiz

Derived terms

*swerô

Synonyms

(pillar, column): *sūliz
(neck, nape): *swirhijô

Descendants

Old English: sweor, swier, swyr; sweora, swira, swyra, swura
- Middle English: sweor
Old High German: *swiri, *swir (found in derivative swirōn (verb)); *swiro
- Middle High German: swir
  - Alemannic: Schwiren
  - Bavarian: Schwirren