Where does “swied” come from?

swied (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian swīthe, from Proto-West Germanic swinþ, from Proto-Germanic swinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

swied (Saterland Frisian): very; much

Definitions

  1. very; much

Ancestry of “swied”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianswīthevery
2Proto-West Germanicswinþstrong
3Proto-Germanicswinþazstrong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swinþ →