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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”

  • swagger
  • swag
  • swagman
  • swaggerer
  • SWAG
  • swaggie
  • swaggy
  • swaggery
  • swagsman
  • swagbelly
  • swaggersome
  • swag bag
  • swaggerlicious
  • swagen
  • swoggen
  • swaggen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →