Where does “zwepen” come from?

zwepen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swepen, from Old Dutch swipon, from Proto-Germanic swipjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- — to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...

zwepen (Dutch): to whip, flog, lash; to drive forcefully

Definitions

  1. to whip, flog, lash; to drive forcefully

Ancestry of “zwepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswepen—
2Old Dutchswipon—
3Proto-Germanicswipjanąto move
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweyb-to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...

Words derived from “zwepen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swipjaną →Every word from Old Dutch swipon →