Where does “zwoegen” come from?

zwoegen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swoegen, from Old Dutch swuogan, from Old English swōgan, from Proto-Germanic swōganą, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- — to wail.

zwoegen (Dutch): to heave, to breathe heavily; to toil, to drudge

Definitions

  1. to heave, to breathe heavily; to toil, to drudge

Ancestry of “zwoegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswoegen—
2Old Dutchswuogan—
3Old Englishswōganto make a sound, overrun, suffocate; to make a...
4Proto-Germanicswōganąto overwhelm, break in; to resound
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂gʰ-to wail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōganą →Every word from Old English swōgan →