Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Swāb

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 Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

Noun

*Swāb m

  1. Suebi, Swabian

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *Swāb
Genitive *Swābas
Singular Plural
Nominative *Swāb *Swābōs
Accusative *Swāb *Swābā
Genitive *Swābas *Swābō
Dative *Swābē *Swābum
Instrumental *Swābu *Swābum

Descendants

  • Old English: Swǣfas pl, Swǣfe
  • Old Dutch: Swāf (given name)
  • Old High German: Swāb, Swāp, Suāb, Suāp
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