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Where does “schwaach” come from?

schwaach (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

schwaach (Luxembourgish): weak

Definitions

  1. weak

Ancestry of “schwaach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →