Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōtmô

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swōtmô

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

Etymology

From *swōtijaną (“to sweeten”) +‎ *-mô; compare Sanskrit स्वाद्मन् (svādman, “sweetness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɔːt.mɔːː/

Noun

*swōtmô m

1. sweetness

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *swōtmô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swōtmô	*swōtmaniz
vocative	*swōtmô	*swōtmaniz
accusative	*swōtmanų	*swōtmanunz
genitive	*swōtminiz	*swōtmanǫ̂
dative	*swōtmini	*swōtmammaz
instrumental	*swōtminē	*swōtmammiz

Usage notes

• In the descendants, umlaut has been generalised from the singular oblique cases due to the influence of *swōtuz (oblique stem *swōtij-) and *swōtijaną.

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *swōtmō
  • Old Frisian: swētma
    • West Frisian: swietme
• Old East Norse: *sœtmi, *sǿtmi
  • Old Danish: søtmæ
    • Danish: sødme
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: sødme
  • Old Swedish: søtme
    • Swedish: sötma (from the Old Swedish oblique søtma)