Where does “svak” come from?

svak (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon swak, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

svak (Norwegian Bokmål): weak; faint

Definitions

  1. weak; faint

Ancestry of “svak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswakweak
2Old Saxonswak—
3Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—

Words derived from “svak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old Saxon swak →