Where does “swic” come from?

swic (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

swic (Old English): deception, illusion

Definitions

  1. deception, illusion

Ancestry of “swic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

Words derived from “swic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką →