< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swiknō

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

Substantivisation of *swiknaz (“pure, innocent”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswik.nɔː/

Noun

*swiknō f[1]

  1. absolution

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *swiknō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swiknō *swiknôz
vocative *swiknō *swiknôz
accusative *swiknǭ *swiknōz
genitive *swiknōz *swiknǫ̂
dative *swiknōi *swiknōmaz
instrumental *swiknō *swiknōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *swiknu
    • Old English: swicn
  • Old Norse: sykn

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swiknō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 393
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.