Where does “schwak” come from?

schwak (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German swac, from Old Saxon swak, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

schwak (Plautdietsch): weak

Definitions

  1. weak

Ancestry of “schwak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswac—
2Old Saxonswak—
3Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old Saxon swak →