Where does “*swīman” come from?

*swīman (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swīmaną — to sway, swoon.

*swīman (Proto-West Germanic): to sway, swoon

Definitions

  1. to sway, swoon

Ancestry of “*swīman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswīmanąto sway, swoon

Words derived from “*swīman

Every word from Proto-Germanic swīmaną
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