Where does “swige” come from?

swige (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic swīgā — silence.

swige (Old English): silence, absence of speech or noise; silent,...

Definitions

  1. silence, absence of speech or noise; silent,...

Ancestry of “swige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswīgāsilence
Every word from Proto-West Germanic swīgā