Where does “swach” come from?
swach (Middle High German) comes from Old High German swah, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.
Ancestry of “swach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | swah | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | swak | swinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swe(n)g- | — |
Words derived from “swach”