Where does “*swīman” come from?
*swīman (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swīman, from Proto-Germanic swīmaną — to sway, swoon.
Ancestry of “*swīman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *swīman | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swīmaną | to sway, swoon |