Where does “swoegen” come from?

swoegen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch swuogan, from Old English swōgan, from Proto-Germanic swōganą, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- — to wail.

Ancestry of “swoegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswuogan—
2Old Englishswōganto make a sound, overrun, suffocate; to make a...
3Proto-Germanicswōganąto overwhelm, break in; to resound
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂gʰ-to wail

Words derived from “swoegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōganą →Every word from Old English swōgan →
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