Where does “swīkwan” come from?

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

swīkwan (Proto-West Germanic): to dodge, to avoid; to betray

Definitions

  1. to dodge, to avoid; to betray

Ancestry of “swīkwan”, 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 “swīkwan”

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