Where does “zwerven” come from?

zwerven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swerven, from Old Dutch swervan, from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

zwerven (Dutch): to wander, to roam

Definitions

  1. to wander, to roam

Ancestry of “zwerven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswervento rove; to stray
2Old Dutchswervan—
3Proto-Germanicswerbanąto rub; wipe; polish; to file
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep

Words derived from “zwerven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →