Where does “sweb” come from?

sweb (English) comes from Middle English swebben, from Old English swebban, from Proto-West Germanic *swabbjan — to put to sleep.

sweb (English): To swoon; faint; A swoon

Definitions

  1. To swoon; faint; A swoon

Ancestry of “sweb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishswebbento sleep, swoon
2Old Englishswebbanto send to sleep, lull
3Proto-West Germanic*swabbjanto put to sleep

Words derived from “sweb”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swabbjan →Every word from Old English swebban →Every word from Middle English swebben →
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