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Where does “swey” come from?

swey (English) comes from Middle English sweyen, from Old Norse sveigja, from Proto-Germanic swaigijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁-.

swey (English): to fall, swoon

Definitions

  1. to fall, swoon

Ancestry of “swey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsweyen—
2Old Norsesveigjato bend, bow; bend
3Proto-Germanicswaigijaną—
4Proto-Indo-European*sweh₁-—

Words derived from “swey”

  • sway
  • swaying
  • swayback
  • swaybacked
  • swayeth
  • asway
  • swayingly
  • swayer
  • unswayable
  • unswaying
  • oversway
  • swayest
  • swayable
  • antisway
  • swayful
  • countersway
  • upsway
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