Where does “swic” come from?

swic (Middle English) comes from Old English swic, from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

swic (Middle English): deceit

Definitions

  1. deceit

Ancestry of “swic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswicdeception, illusion
2Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

Words derived from “swic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką →Every word from Old English swic →
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