Where does “svipa” come from?

svipa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse svipa, from Proto-Germanic swipōną, from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- — to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...

svipa (Icelandic): a riding crop, a whip; a flagellum; indefinite...

Definitions

  1. a riding crop, a whip; a flagellum; indefinite...

Ancestry of “svipa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvipato move swiftly; whip
2Proto-Germanicswipōnąto move
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweyb-to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swipōną →Every word from Old Norse svipa →