Where does “sweopian” come from?
sweopian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan, from Proto-Germanic swipōną, from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- — to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...
Ancestry of “sweopian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *swippjan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swipōną | to move |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sweyb- | to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to... |
Words derived from “sweopian”