zwerven
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈzʋɛr.və(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to wander, to roam
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch swerven (rove, stray) inherited from Old Dutch *swervan inherited from Proto-Germanic *swerbaną (rub off, wipe, mop).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swerbaną
Gloss
rub off, wipe, mop
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- swerve English
- swerveless English
- swerver English
- swervest English
- swerveth English
- afval Dutch, Flemish
- hond Dutch, Flemish
- kat Dutch, Flemish
- kei Dutch, Flemish
- om Dutch, Flemish
- omzwerven Dutch, Flemish
- ontzwerven Dutch, Flemish
- steen Dutch, Flemish
- verzwerven Dutch, Flemish
- vuil Dutch, Flemish
- woord Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfafval Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfhond Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfkat Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfkei Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfsteen Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfster Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfvuil Dutch, Flemish
- zwerfwoord Dutch, Flemish
- zwerver Dutch, Flemish
- *swerbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *swarbą Proto-Germanic
- *swerbaną Proto-Germanic
- sweorfan Old English
- swerven Middle English
- sverfa Old Norse
- swerven Middle Dutch
- 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *swervan Old Dutch
- swervan Old Saxon