Where does “swah” come from?

swah (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

Ancestry of “swah”, step by step

swah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic swak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—

via Proto-Germanic *swak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*swak—

Words derived from “swah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →