Where does “swikulaz” come from?

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

swikulaz (Proto-Germanic): tending to betray, treacherous, deceitful

Definitions

  1. tending to betray, treacherous, deceitful

Ancestry of “swikulaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswīkwanąto move out of the way; dodge; swerve; avoid;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

Words derived from “swikulaz”

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