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

  1. to strike, move swiftly, glide

Ancestry of “swippen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswipianto scourge, strike, beat, lash
2Proto-Germanicswipōnąto move
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweyb-to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...

Words derived from “swippen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swipōną →Every word from Old English swipian →