Where does “swît” come from?

swît (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon swīth, from Proto-West Germanic swinþ, from Proto-Germanic swinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

Ancestry of “swît”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonswīth—
2Proto-West Germanicswinþstrong
3Proto-Germanicswinþazstrong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

Words derived from “swît”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swinþ →