Where does “zwak” come from?

zwak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch swak, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

zwak (Dutch): weak; shabby; soft spot

Definitions

  1. weak; shabby; soft spot

Ancestry of “zwak”, step by step

zwak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch swac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswac—
2Old Dutchswak—
3Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—

via Proto-Slavic zvękъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczvękъsound

Words derived from “zwak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old Dutch swak →