Where does “svíma” come from?

svíma (Faroese) comes from Old Norse svima, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

svíma (Faroese): to faint, swoon, pass out

Definitions

  1. to faint, swoon, pass out

Ancestry of “svíma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvimato swim
2Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Old Norse svima →