Where does “swipen” come from?
swipen (Middle English) comes from Old English sweopian, from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan, from Proto-Germanic swipōną, from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- — to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...
swipen (Middle English): to move violently
Definitions
- to move violently
Ancestry of “swipen”, step by step
swipen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sweopian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sweopian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swippjan | to move quickly |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swipōną | to move |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyb- | to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to... |
via Old English swipian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | swipian | to scourge, strike, beat, lash |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swipjaną | to move |
via Old English swippan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | swippan | to scourge, strike, beat, lash |