Where does “swīkwaną” come from?

swīkwaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

swīkwaną (Proto-Germanic): to move out of the way; dodge; swerve; avoid;...

Definitions

  1. to move out of the way; dodge; swerve; avoid;...

Ancestry of “swīkwaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

Words derived from “swīkwaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)-