Where does “swæþ” come from?
swæþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic swaþō, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
swæþ (Old English): track, trace; footprint; bandage; swathe
Definitions
- track, trace; footprint; bandage; swathe
Ancestry of “swæþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swaþō | a wind-swept place; open field; borderland;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |
Words derived from “swæþ”