Where does “swervingly” come from?
swervingly (English) comes from English swerving, from English swerve, from Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan, from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.
swervingly (English): In a swerving way; with deviations; indirectly
Definitions
- In a swerving way; with deviations; indirectly
Ancestry of “swervingly”, step by step
swervingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swerving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swerving | Variable, unsteady; An unpredictable change of... |
| 2 | English | swerve | To stray; to wander; to rove; To go out of a... |
| 3 | Middle English | swerven | To leave (from one's view); to rotate away from |
| 4 | Old English | sweorfan | to scour, polish, file, rub |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swerbaną | to rub; wipe; polish; to file |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swerbʰ- | to turn; wipe; sweep |