Where does “Suēbus” come from?

Suēbus (Latin) comes from English swab, from Proto-Germanic swēbaz, from Indo-European *swé.

Ancestry of “Suēbus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswabA small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
2Proto-Germanicswēbazsomeone of the Suebi
3Indo-European*swé—

Words derived from “Suēbus”

Every word from Indo-European *swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēbaz →Every word from English swab →