Where does “swīgēn” come from?

swīgēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic swīgā — silence.

swīgēn (Proto-West Germanic): to be silent

Definitions

  1. to be silent

Ancestry of “swīgēn”, step by step

swīgēn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic swīgā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswīgāsilence

via Proto-West Germanic swīgī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswīgīsilent

Words derived from “swīgēn”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic swīgā →