Where does “geschwënn” come from?

geschwënn (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German geswinde, from Old High German swind, from Proto-West Germanic swinþ, from Proto-Germanic swinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

geschwënn (Luxembourgish): soon

Definitions

  1. soon

Ancestry of “geschwënn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeswinde—
2Old High Germanswind—
3Proto-West Germanicswinþstrong
4Proto-Germanicswinþazstrong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swinþ →