Where does “swack” come from?

swack (English) comes from Middle English swac, from Old English swæc, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

swack (English): Lithe; nimble; A deception; a trick; A large...

Definitions

  1. Lithe; nimble; A deception; a trick; A large...

Ancestry of “swack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishswacweak
2Old Englishswæcweak, feeble
3Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old English swæc →
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