Where does “zwijmen” come from?

zwijmen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swimen, from Old Dutch *swīman, from Proto-West Germanic *swīman, from Proto-Germanic swīmaną — to sway, swoon.

zwijmen (Dutch): to faint, to swoon; to lose strength, to collapse

Definitions

  1. to faint, to swoon; to lose strength, to collapse

Ancestry of “zwijmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswimen—
2Old Dutch*swīman—
3Proto-West Germanic*swīmanto sway, swoon
4Proto-Germanicswīmanąto sway, swoon
Every word from Proto-Germanic swīmaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swīman →Every word from Old Dutch *swīman →