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Where does “swey-” come from?

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

swey- (Proto-Indo-European): to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...

Definitions

  1. to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...

Ancestry of “swey-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Words derived from “swey-”

  • sweet
  • swift
  • Swiss
  • sweetheart
  • swiftness
  • sweetened
  • swivel
  • sweetie
  • sweeten
  • swindle
  • swindler
  • sweetener
  • unsweetened
  • sweetmeat
  • sweetish
  • semisweet
  • sweetbread
  • meadowsweet
  • sweetgrass
  • sweetbrier
  • sweeting
  • sweety
  • sweetgum
  • sweethearting
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