Where does “sweep” come from?

sweep (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zweep, from Middle Dutch swepe.

sweep (Afrikaans): whip

Definitions

  1. whip

Ancestry of “sweep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzweepA whip; A whipping, corporal punishment; force,...
2Middle Dutchswepe—

Words derived from “sweep”

Every word from Middle Dutch swepe →Every word from Dutch zweep →