Where does “swichten” come from?

swichten (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic swiftaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)weyp- — to twist; wind around.

swichten (Middle Low German): to yield

Definitions

  1. to yield

Ancestry of “swichten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswiftazswift; quick; moving
2Proto-Indo-European(s)weyp-to twist; wind around

Words derived from “swichten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)weyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiftaz →
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