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Where does “swak” come from?
swak (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.
Ancestry of “swak”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-West Germanic
swak
swinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
2
Proto-Indo-European
swe(n)g-
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Words derived from “swak”
swäk
Swäkhaid
Swäkte
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →
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