Where does “svimning” come from?

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

svimning (Swedish): fainting, passing out

Definitions

  1. fainting, passing out

Ancestry of “svimning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvimmato faint; to lose consciousness
2Middle Dutchswimen—
3Old Dutch*swīman—
4Proto-West Germanic*swīmanto sway, swoon
5Proto-Germanicswīmanąto sway, swoon
Every word from Proto-Germanic swīmaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swīman →Every word from Old Dutch *swīman →
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