Proto-Germanic

*swaipaną

‘to sweep’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *swaipaną.

10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną, most familiar first.

• soup ← swopen ← swāpan ← *swaipan
• sweep ← swepen ← *swēpan ← *swaipijan ← *swaipijaną
• swap ← swappen ← *swappian ← swāpan ← *swaipan
• swoop ← swopen ← swāpan ← *swaipan
• swooping ← swoop ← swopen ← swāpan ← *swaipan
• swooper ← swoop ← swopen ← swāpan ← *swaipan
• souple ← sowpill ← swepels ← swepen ← *swēpan
• swaip ← swaipen ← sveipa
• swoopeth ← swoop ← swopen ← swāpan ← *swaipan
• swoopest ← swoop ← swopen ← swāpan ← *swaipan

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *swaipaną