Where does “swivian” come from?

swivian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic swibāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

Ancestry of “swivian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicswibānąTo move; sway
2Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

Words derived from “swivian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swibāną →