Where does “swīfan” come from?

swīfan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swīban, from Proto-Germanic swībaną, from Proto-Indo-European swey-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

swīfan (Old English): to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene; to move,...

Definitions

  1. to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene; to move,...

Ancestry of “swīfan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swībanto revolve, to move around
2Proto-Germanicswībanąto revolve; move around; sway; stray; to sweep;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswey-to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “swīfan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swībaną →