Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swandijaną

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 *swindaną (to disappear) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑn.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swandijaną

  1. (West Germanic) to make disappear
  2. (West Germanic) to squander, to waste

Inflection

Conjugation of *swandijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swandijō *swandijaų *swandijai ?
2nd singular *swandīsi *swandijais *swandī *swandijasai *swandijaisau
3rd singular *swandīþi *swandijai *swandijaþau *swandijaþai *swandijaiþau
1st dual *swandijōs *swandijaiw
2nd dual *swandijaþiz *swandijaiþiz *swandijaþiz
1st plural *swandijamaz *swandijaim *swandijanþai *swandijainþau
2nd plural *swandīþ *swandijaiþ *swandīþ *swandijanþai *swandijainþau
3rd plural *swandijanþi *swandijain *swandijanþau *swandijanþai *swandijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swandidǭ *swandidēdį̄
2nd singular *swandidēz *swandidēdīz
3rd singular *swandidē *swandidēdī
1st dual *swandidēdū *swandidēdīw
2nd dual *swandidēdudiz *swandidēdīdiz
1st plural *swandidēdum *swandidēdīm
2nd plural *swandidēdud *swandidēdīd
3rd plural *swandidēdun *swandidēdīn
present past
participles *swandijandz *swandidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swandijan
    • Old Saxon: *swendian
      • Middle Low German: swenden
    • Old Dutch: *swenden
      • Middle Dutch: swenden
    • Old High German: swenten
      • Middle High German: swenden
        • German: schwenden