Where does “geondswogan” come from?

geondswogan (Old English) comes from Old English ġeond, from Proto-Germanic jend-, from Proto-Indo-European ī- — ice, frost.

geondswogan (Old English): to rush through or over; to invade

Definitions

  1. to rush through or over; to invade

Ancestry of “geondswogan”, step by step

geondswogan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġeond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
2Proto-Germanicjend-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost

via Old English swōgan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswōganto make a sound, overrun, suffocate; to make a...
2Proto-Germanicswōganąto overwhelm, break in; to resound
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂gʰ-to wail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jend- →Every word from Old English ġeond →