Where does “swīþ” come from?

swīþ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic swinþ, from Proto-Germanic swinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

swīþ (Old English): strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe,...

Definitions

  1. strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe,...

Ancestry of “swīþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswinþstrong
2Proto-Germanicswinþazstrong
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

Words derived from “swīþ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent-Every word from Proto-Germanic swinþazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic swinþ
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