Where does “שוואַך” come from?

שוואַך (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German swach, from Old High German swah, from Proto-West Germanic swak, from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g-.

שוואַך (Yiddish): weak

Definitions

  1. weak

Ancestry of “שוואַך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswach—
2Old High Germanswah—
3Proto-West Germanicswakswinging; swaying; yielding easily; pliable; weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe(n)g-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe(n)g- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swak →Every word from Old High German swah →