swack
English
adj
Definitions
- (Scotland) Lithe; nimble.
Etymology
Derived from Scots swack derived from Middle English swac (weak) derived from Old English *swæc derived from Proto-Germanic *swakaz (weak).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swakaz
Gloss
weak
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
弱
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Schwachkopf German
- Schwachsinn German
- Schwachstelle German
- Schwäche German
- Schwächling German
- schwach German
- schwachsichtig German
- schwächlich German
- zwak Dutch, Flemish
- zwakheid Dutch, Flemish
- zwakken Dutch, Flemish
- zwakte Dutch, Flemish
- *swe(n)g Proto-Indo-European
- *swakaz Proto-Germanic
- *swæc Old English
- swac Middle English
- swac Middle Dutch
- *swah Old High German
- švaks Latvian
- swak Afrikaans
- swach Middle High German
- *swak Old Dutch
- swak Middle Low German
- swack Scots
- swak Western Frisian
- *swak Old Frisian
- Swäkhaid Saterland Frisian
- Swäkte Saterland Frisian
- swäk Saterland Frisian
- swaki Sranan Tongo