Where does “swapt” come from?
swapt (English) comes from English swap, from Middle English swap, from Middle English swappe — a blow, strike, lash from a whip.
swapt (English): simple past tense and past participle of swap
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of swap
Ancestry of “swapt”, step by step
swapt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swap | To exchange or give in an exchange; To hit, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | swap | — |
| 3 | Middle English | swappe | a blow, strike, lash from a whip |
via English T
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | T | The ordinal number twentieth, derived from this... |