Where does “swik” come from?

swik (Scots) comes from Middle English swik, from Old English swic, from Proto-Germanic swiką, from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- — to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

swik (Scots): deceit

Definitions

  1. deceit

Ancestry of “swik”, step by step

swik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English swik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishswik—
2Old Englishswicdeception, illusion
3Proto-Germanicswikądeceit; deception; trickery
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweyg-to turn, move around, wander, swing; to bend,...

via Middle English swic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishswicdeceit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swiką →Every word from Old English swic →