Where does “swaþō” come from?

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

swaþō (Proto-Germanic): a wind-swept place; open field; borderland;...

Definitions

  1. a wind-swept place; open field; borderland;...

Ancestry of “swaþō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swaþō”

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