Where does “swiften” come from?

swiften (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

swiften (English): To make or become swifter or faster; to hasten

Definitions

  1. To make or become swifter or faster; to hasten

Ancestry of “swiften”, step by step

swiften traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English Swift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSwiftoriginally a nickname for a swift or quick person
2Middle Englishswift
3Old Englishswiftswift, quick
4Old Englishswīfanto revolve, sweep, wend, intervene; to move,...
5Proto-West Germanic*swībanto revolve, to move around
6Proto-Germanicswībanąto revolve; move around; sway; stray; to sweep;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswey-to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én
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