Where does “suebus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “suebus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	swab	A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such...
2	Proto-Germanic	swēbaz	someone of the Suebi
3	Indo-European	*swé	—

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