Where does “svæve” come from?

svæve (Danish) comes from Middle Low German swēven, from Old Saxon swivian, from Proto-Germanic swibāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

svæve (Danish): to float

Definitions

  1. to float

Ancestry of “svæve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswēven—
2Old Saxonswivian—
3Proto-GermanicswibānąTo move; sway
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swibāną →Every word from Old Saxon swivian →