Where does “schwaches Verb” come from?

schwaches Verb (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-.

schwaches Verb (German): weak verb

Definitions

  1. weak verb

Ancestry of “schwaches Verb”, step by step

schwaches Verb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwachweak
2Middle High Germanswach
3Old High Germanswah
4Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-

via German Verb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerbverb
2Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “schwaches Verb

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-Every word from Proto-West Germanic swakEvery word from Old High German swah