Where does “swippen” come from?
swippen (Middle English) comes from Old English swipian, from Proto-Germanic swipōną, from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- — to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...
swippen (Middle English): to strike, move swiftly, glide
Definitions
- to strike, move swiftly, glide
Ancestry of “swippen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | swipian | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swipōną | to move |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyb- | to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to... |
Words derived from “swippen”