Where does “Schwächling” come from?
Schwächling (German) comes from German schwach, from Middle High German swach, from Old High German swah, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.
Schwächling (German): weakling
Ancestry of “Schwächling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | schwach | weak |
| 2 | Middle High German | swach | — |
| 3 | Old High German | swah | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swak | swinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swe(n)g- | — |