Where does “swican” come from?
swican (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic swīkwan, from Proto-Germanic swīkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
swican (Old English): to wander, depart, cease from, yield, give way,...
Definitions
- to wander, depart, cease from, yield, give way,...
Ancestry of “swican”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | swīkwan | to dodge, to avoid; to betray |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swīkwaną | to move out of the way; dodge; swerve; avoid;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |
Words derived from “swican”