Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unþaswarjan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *unþa- (“away”) +‎ *swarjan (“to swear”).

Verb

*unþaswarjan

to recant, abjure

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Old English: ōþswerian
Old Saxon: *undswerian, *andswerian
- Middle Low German: entswēren, untswēren
Old Dutch: *antswerien, *antsweren
- Middle Dutch: ontswēren
Old High German: intswerien, intswerren, inswerien
- Middle High German: entsweren, entswern
  - German: entschwören (archaic)