Middle English word swapen comes from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-, and later Proto-Germanic *swaipaną (To cast, fling. To sway, swing. To sweep. To wrap.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*ksweybʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*swaipaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To cast, fling. To sway, swing. To sweep. To wrap. |
swāpan | Old English (ang) | |
swapen | Middle English (enm) |