Where does “swäk” come from?

swäk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian swak, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

swäk (Saterland Frisian): weak

Definitions

  1. weak

Ancestry of “swäk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianswak—
2Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—

Words derived from “swäk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old Frisian swak →