Where does “isiswebhu” come from?

isiswebhu (Zulu) comes from Afrikaans sweep, from Dutch zweep, from Middle Dutch swepe.

isiswebhu (Zulu): whip, lash

Definitions

  1. whip, lash

Ancestry of “isiswebhu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanssweepwhip
2DutchzweepA whip; A whipping, corporal punishment; force,...
3Middle Dutchswepe—
Every word from Middle Dutch swepe →Every word from Dutch zweep →Every word from Afrikaans sweep →