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Where does “swīþe” come from?

swīþe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic swinþa, from Proto-Indo-European swento- — active, healthy.

swīþe (Old English): very much, exceedingly, severely, violently,...

Definitions

  1. very much, exceedingly, severely, violently,...

Ancestry of “swīþe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswinþastrongly
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswento-active, healthy

Words derived from “swīþe”

  • swithe
  • swythe
  • swithe
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