Where does “ġeswōgen” come from?
ġeswōgen (Old English) comes from Old English swōgan, from Proto-Germanic swōganą, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- — to wail.
ġeswōgen (Old English): insensible, senseless, dead
Definitions
- insensible, senseless, dead
Ancestry of “ġeswōgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | swōgan | to make a sound, overrun, suffocate; to make a... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swōganą | to overwhelm, break in; to resound |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂gʰ- | to wail |
Words derived from “ġeswōgen”