Where does “swīdan” come from?

swīdan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic swīþan, from Proto-Germanic swīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European swey-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

swīdan (Old High German): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “swīdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswīþanto burn, to singe
2Proto-Germanicswīþanąto burn, singe
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 “swīdan”

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