Where does “swēven” come from?

swēven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sweven, from Proto-Germanic swibāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

swēven (Middle Dutch): to move back and forth

Definitions

  1. to move back and forth

Ancestry of “swēven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswevento freely move back and forth, float
2Proto-GermanicswibānąTo move; sway
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

Words derived from “swēven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swibāną →Every word from Old Dutch sweven →