Where does “swīþaną” come from?

swīþaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swey-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

swīþaną (Proto-Germanic): to burn, singe

Definitions

  1. to burn, singe

Ancestry of “swīþaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswey-to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “swīþaną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swey- →