Where does “swerveth” come from?
swerveth (English) comes from English swerve, from Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan, from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.
swerveth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “swerveth”, step by step
swerveth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swerve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swerve | To stray; to wander; to rove; To go out of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | swerven | To leave (from one's view); to rotate away from |
| 3 | Old English | sweorfan | to scour, polish, file, rub |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swerbaną | to rub; wipe; polish; to file |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swerbʰ- | to turn; wipe; sweep |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |