zweven
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈzʋeː.və(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) to float, to hover
- (intransitive) to glide
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch swēven 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
- molen Dutch, Flemish
- om Dutch, Flemish
- omzweven Dutch, Flemish
- teef Dutch, Flemish
- trein Dutch, Flemish
- vlieg Dutch, Flemish
- vliegen Dutch, Flemish
- vliegtuig Dutch, Flemish
- zweefmolen Dutch, Flemish
- zweefteef Dutch, Flemish
- zweeftrein Dutch, Flemish
- zweefvlieg Dutch, Flemish
- zweefvliegen Dutch, Flemish
- zweefvliegtuig Dutch, Flemish
- zweving Dutch, Flemish
- *sweyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *swibāną Proto-Germanic
- sweven Middle Dutch
- swēven Middle Dutch
- swebēn Old High German
- sweef Afrikaans
- schwiewen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- sweven Old Dutch
- *swivian Old Saxon