Where does “svimma” come from?

svimma (Swedish) comes from Middle Dutch swimen, from Old Dutch *swīman, from Proto-West Germanic *swīman, from Proto-Germanic swīmaną — to sway, swoon.

svimma (Swedish): to faint; to lose consciousness

Definitions

  1. to faint; to lose consciousness

Ancestry of “svimma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswimen—
2Old Dutch*swīman—
3Proto-West Germanic*swīmanto sway, swoon
4Proto-Germanicswīmanąto sway, swoon

Words derived from “svimma”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swīmaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swīman →Every word from Old Dutch *swīman →
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