Where does “svæva” come from?

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

Ancestry of “svæva”, step by step

svæva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German swēven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswēven—
2Old Saxonswivian—
3Proto-GermanicswibānąTo move; sway
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

via Old Norse svæfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvæfa—
2Proto-Germanicswēbjaną—

Words derived from “svæva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swibāną →Every word from Old Saxon swivian →