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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swittjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *switjaną.
Verb
*swittjan
- to sweat
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *swittjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *swittā | |
| Infinitive | *swittjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *swittjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *swittjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *swittjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swittju | *swittā |
| 2nd singular | *switisi | *swittēs, *swittōs |
| 3rd singular | *switiþi | *swittē, *swittā |
| 1st plural | *swittjum | *swittum |
| 2nd plural | *switiþ | *swittud |
| 3rd plural | *swittjanþ | *swittun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swittjē | *swittī |
| 2nd singular | *swittjēs | *swittī |
| 3rd singular | *swittjē | *swittī |
| 1st plural | *swittjēm | *swittīm |
| 2nd plural | *swittjēþ | *swittīd |
| 3rd plural | *swittjēn | *swittīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *switi | |
| Plural | *switiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *swittjandī | *switt |
Descendants
- Old High German: swizzen
- Middle High German: switzen
- German: schwitzen
- Yiddish: שוויצן (shvitsn)
- Middle High German: switzen