Where does “schwiewen” come from?

schwiewen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German swebēn, from Proto-Germanic swibāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

schwiewen (Luxembourgish): to float, to hover

Definitions

  1. to float, to hover

Ancestry of “schwiewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswebēn—
2Proto-GermanicswibānąTo move; sway
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swibāną →Every word from Old High German swebēn →