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Where does “swæc” come from?

swæc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

swæc (Old English): weak, feeble

Definitions

  1. weak, feeble

Ancestry of “swæc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—

Words derived from “swæc”

  • swack
  • swac
  • swack
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