Where does “swythe” come from?

swythe (Middle English) comes from Old English swīþe, from Proto-Germanic swinþa, from Proto-Indo-European swento- — active, healthy.

Ancestry of “swythe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswīþevery much, exceedingly, severely, violently,...
2Proto-Germanicswinþastrongly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswento-active, healthy

Words derived from “swythe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swento- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinþa →Every word from Old English swīþe →