Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swandijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swandijaną, a causative formation to *swindan.

Verb

*swandijan

to make disappear
to squander, to waste

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*swandijan
1st sg. past	*swandidā
Infinitive	*swandijan
Genitive infin.	*swandijannjas
Dative infin.	*swandijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*swandijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*swandiju	*swandidā
2nd singular	*swandisi	swandidēs, swandidōs
3rd singular	*swandiþi	swandidē, swandidā
1st plural	*swandijum	*swandidum
2nd plural	*swandiþ	*swandidud
3rd plural	*swandijanþ	*swandidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*swandijē	*swandidī
2nd singular	*swandijēs	*swandidī
3rd singular	*swandijē	*swandidī
1st plural	*swandijēm	*swandidīm
2nd plural	*swandijēþ	*swandidīd
3rd plural	*swandijēn	*swandidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*swandi
Plural	*swandiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*swandijandī	*swandid

Descendants

Old Saxon: *swendian
- Middle Low German: swenden
Old Dutch: *swenden
- Middle Dutch: swenden
Old High German: swenten
- Middle High German: swenden
  - German: schwenden