Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “swak” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swak”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swak”

  • svag
  • svagdricka
  • svagare
  • svakhet
  • svak
  • svakheit
  • svak
  • læsesvag
  • svag
  • tryksvag
  • åndssvag
  • swak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →