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Where does “svepa” come from?

svepa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic swaipaną, from Proto-Indo-European kswoybʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- — to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

Ancestry of “svepa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesveipa—
2Proto-Germanicswaipanąto sweep; to sway, swing; to cast, fling
3Proto-Indo-Europeankswoybʰ-e-ti —
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksweybʰ-to move swiftly, make a swift movement; to swing,...

Words derived from “svepa”

  • svepa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksweybʰ- →