swogan

Old English

verb

Definitions

to resound, sound, rush, roar
to move with violence, enter with force, invade

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swōganą (resound, make a noise) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)weh₂gʰ-

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

vagio Latin
ἠχή Ancient Greek
*(s)weh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*swōganą Proto-Germanic
*swōgiz Proto-Germanic
swogen Old English
swōgan Old English
𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
𐌿𐍆𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
*swuogan Old Dutch
*wiwákʰō Proto-Hellenic