sweven
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to move back and forth
- to wander
- to float (on water)
- to float (through the air)
- to remain, to be (in a particular state)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch sweven (freely move back and forth, float) inherited from Proto-Germanic *swibāną (move).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swibāną
Gloss
move
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- omzweven Dutch, Flemish
- zweefmolen Dutch, Flemish
- zweefteef Dutch, Flemish
- zweeftrein Dutch, Flemish
- zweefvlieg Dutch, Flemish
- zweefvliegen Dutch, Flemish
- zweefvliegtuig Dutch, Flemish
- zweven Dutch, Flemish
- zweving Dutch, Flemish
- *sweyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *swibāną Proto-Germanic
- swēven Middle Dutch
- swebēn Old High German
- sweef Afrikaans
- sweven Old Dutch
- *swivian Old Saxon