Where does “swaplet” come from?

swaplet (English) comes from English swap, from Middle English swap, from Middle English swappe — a blow, strike, lash from a whip.

swaplet (English): an individual component in a swap

Definitions

  1. an individual component in a swap

Ancestry of “swaplet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswapTo exchange or give in an exchange; To hit, to...
2Middle Englishswap—
3Middle Englishswappea blow, strike, lash from a whip
Every word from Middle English swappe →
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