Where does “sveggja” come from?

sveggja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.

sveggja (Old Norse): to swing, sway

Definitions

  1. to swing, sway

Ancestry of “sveggja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel

Words derived from “sveggja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →