svigte
Danish
[ˈsʋeɡ̊d̥ə]
verb
Definitions
- to fail, to let down
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German swichten (yield) derived from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (moving, quick, swift).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swiftaz
Gloss
moving, quick, swift
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- swift English
- swift-handed English
- swiftboat English
- swiftfoot English
- swiftie English
- swiftlet English
- swiftly English
- swiftness English
- treeswift English
- ultraswift English
- beschwichtigen German
- zwichten Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)weyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *swiftaz Proto-Germanic
- *swībaną Proto-Germanic
- スイフト狐 Japanese
- svikta Norwegian Nynorsk
- swift Old English
- swift Middle English
- swichten Middle Dutch
- 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- beswichtigen Middle Low German
- swichten Middle Low German