Where does “swooping” come from?
Swooping comes from Middle English swopen, Old English swāpan, Proto-Germanic swaipaną, and Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ-, a root expressing rapid sweeping or striking motion.
swooping (English): present participle of swoop; The motion of...
Definitions
- present participle of swoop; The motion of...
Ancestry of “swooping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | swoop | To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge or... |
| 2 | Middle English | swopen | To sweep debris or litter away; To cleanse or... |
| 3 | Old English | swāpan | to swoop; to sweep, to swing |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swaipan | to sweep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swaipaną | to sweep; to sway, swing; to cast, fling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kswoybʰ-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ksweybʰ- | to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,... |
Words derived from “swooping”