Where does “swap” come from?

swap (Polish) comes from English swap, from Middle English swap, from Middle English swappe — a blow, strike, lash from a whip.

swap (Polish): swap

Definitions

  1. swap

Ancestry of “swap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswapTo exchange or give in an exchange; To hit, to...
2Middle Englishswap—
3Middle Englishswappea blow, strike, lash from a whip
Every word from Middle English swappe →
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