Where does “swaipen” come from?
swaipen (Middle English) comes from Old English swāpan, from Proto-West Germanic swaipan, from Proto-Germanic swaipaną, from Proto-Indo-European kswoybʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...
Ancestry of “swaipen”, step by step
swaipen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English swāpan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | swāpan | to swoop; to sweep, to swing |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | swaipan | to sweep |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swaipaną | to sweep; to sway, swing; to cast, fling |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kswoybʰ-e-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksweybʰ- | to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,... |
via Old Norse sveipa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sveipa | to sweep, stroke |