Where does “swoene” come from?

swoene (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sōna, from Proto-Germanic sōnō, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

swoene (Middle Dutch): reconciliation; atonement; kiss

Definitions

  1. reconciliation; atonement; kiss

Ancestry of “swoene”, step by step

swoene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch sōna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsōna—
2Proto-Germanicsōnō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

via Old Dutch swōna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswōnareconciliation; peace; agreement
2Proto-Germanicswōnōreconciliation; atonement; agreement; appeasement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōnō →Every word from Old Dutch sōna →