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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”

  • zwijken
  • svika
  • svika
  • swican
  • swicol
  • svíkja
  • swikulaz
  • svíkva
  • svíkja
  • swiken
  • svíkja
  • swikan
  • swīcan
  • swīkwan
  • svikia
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