Where does “swerven” come from?

swerven (Middle English) comes from Old English sweorfan, from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

swerven (Middle English): To leave (from one's view); to rotate away from

Definitions

  1. To leave (from one's view); to rotate away from

Ancestry of “swerven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsweorfanto scour, polish, file, rub
2Proto-Germanicswerbanąto rub; wipe; polish; to file
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep

Words derived from “swerven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerbaną →Every word from Old English sweorfan →
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