Where does “sweorfan” come from?
sweorfan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.
sweorfan (Old English): to scour, polish, file, rub
Definitions
- to scour, polish, file, rub
Ancestry of “sweorfan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swerbaną | to rub; wipe; polish; to file |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swerbʰ- | to turn; wipe; sweep |
Words derived from “sweorfan”