Where does “swipes” come from?
Swipes comes from Old English swipian, meaning to sweep or strike, from Proto-Germanic swipōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sweyb-.
swipes (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “swipes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swipe | To grab or bat quickly; To strike with a strong... |
| 2 | English | swip | A generic sound for movement, or for something appearing |
| 3 | Middle English | swippen | to strike, move swiftly, glide |
| 4 | Old English | swipian | to scourge, strike, beat, lash |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swipōną | to move |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyb- | to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to... |