Where does “swilc” come from?
swilc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sulich, from Old High German sulih, from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē.
Ancestry of “swilc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | sulich | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sulih | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swalīkaz | such, that kind of, that sort of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | — |
Words derived from “swilc”