Where does “beswīmen” come from?
beswīmen (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic swīmaną — to sway, swoon.
Ancestry of “beswīmen”, step by step
beswīmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic swīmaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swīmaną | to sway, swoon |
via Old Saxon *swīman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *swīman | — |