Where does “swac” come from?
swac (Middle English) comes from Old English swæc, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.
swac (Middle English): weak
Ancestry of “swac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | swæc | weak, feeble |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | swak | swinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swe(n)g- | — |
Words derived from “swac”