Where does “swerven” come from?
swerven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch swervan, from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.
swerven (Middle Dutch): to rove; to stray
Ancestry of “swerven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | swervan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swerbaną | to rub; wipe; polish; to file |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swerbʰ- | to turn; wipe; sweep |
Words derived from “swerven”