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Where does “swoopest” come from?

swoopest (English) comes from English swoop, from Middle English swopen, from Old English swāpan, from Proto-West Germanic swaipan, from Proto-Germanic swaipaną, from Proto-Indo-European kswoybʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

swoopest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “swoopest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswoopTo fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge or...
2Middle EnglishswopenTo sweep debris or litter away; To cleanse or...
3Old Englishswāpanto swoop; to sweep, to swing
4Proto-West Germanicswaipanto sweep
5Proto-Germanicswaipanąto sweep; to sway, swing; to cast, fling
6Proto-Indo-Europeankswoybʰ-e-ti —
7Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
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