Where does “besvimelse” come from?

besvimelse (Danish) comes from Danish besvime, from Middle Low German beswīmen, from Proto-Germanic swīmaną — to sway, swoon.

besvimelse (Danish): syncope, fainting

Definitions

  1. syncope, fainting

Ancestry of “besvimelse”, step by step

besvimelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish besvime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbesvimeto faint
2Middle Low Germanbeswīmen—
3Proto-Germanicswīmanąto sway, swoon

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Germanic swīmaną →Every word from Middle Low German beswīmen →Every word from Danish besvime →
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