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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swīmanto sway, swoon
2Proto-Germanicswīmanąto sway, swoon

Words derived from “*swīman”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swīmaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swīman →