Where does “swervan” come from?

swervan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

swervan (Old Saxon): to wipe

Definitions

  1. to wipe

Ancestry of “swervan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswerbanąto rub; wipe; polish; to file
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerbaną →
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