Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swāb

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 *swēbaz.

Noun

*swāb m

Suebi, Swabian

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*swāb
Genitive	*swābas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*swāb	swābō, swābōs
Accusative	*swāb	*swābā
Genitive	*swābas	*swābō
Dative	*swābē	*swābum
Instrumental	*swābu	*swābum

Descendants

Old English: Swǣfas pl, Swǣfe
Old High German: swāb
- Middle High German: swāp, swābe
  - German: Schwabe
    - → Dutch: Zwaab
    - → Romanian: șvab