Where does “swounen” come from?

swounen (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeswōgen, from Old English swōgan, from Proto-Germanic swōganą, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- — to wail.

Ancestry of “swounen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeswōgeninsensible, senseless, dead
2Old Englishswōganto make a sound, overrun, suffocate; to make a...
3Proto-Germanicswōganąto overwhelm, break in; to resound
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂gʰ-to wail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōganą →Every word from Old English swōgan →