Where does “swiþ” come from?

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

swiþ (Old English): strong, mighty

Definitions

  1. strong, mighty

Ancestry of “swiþ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swiþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swinþ →