Where does “svagt verbum” come from?

svagt verbum (Danish) comes from German schwaches Verb, from German schwach, from Middle High German swach, from Old High German swah, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

svagt verbum (Danish): weak verb

Definitions

  1. weak verb

Ancestry of “svagt verbum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwaches Verbweak verb
2Germanschwachweak
3Middle High Germanswach—
4Old High Germanswah—
5Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old High German swah →