Where does “swīthe” come from?

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

swīthe (Old Frisian): very

Definitions

  1. very

Ancestry of “swīthe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swīthe”

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