Where does “swowen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swowen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswōganto make a sound, overrun, suffocate; to make a...
2Proto-Germanicswōganąto overwhelm, break in; to resound
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂gʰ-to wail

Words derived from “swowen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōganą →Every word from Old English swōgan →