Where does “svipa” come from?

svipa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swipōną, from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- — to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...

svipa (Old Norse): to move swiftly; whip

Definitions

  1. to move swiftly; whip

Ancestry of “svipa”, step by step

svipa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic swipōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswipōnąto move
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweyb-to bend, turn, swerve, sway, swing, sweep; to...

via Proto-Germanic swipǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswipǭwhip, lash

Words derived from “svipa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swipōną →