Where does “swimen” come from?
swimen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *swīman, from Proto-West Germanic *swīman, from Proto-Germanic swīmaną — to sway, swoon.
Ancestry of “swimen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *swīman | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swīman | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swīmaną | to sway, swoon |
Words derived from “swimen”