Proto-Indo-European

*ksweybʰ-

‘to twist, turn around’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-, most familiar first.

• swivel ← swyvel ← swīfan ← *swībaną ← *kswéybʰ-e-ti
• schwebeablaut ← schweben ← swëben ← swëbēn ← *swibāną
• swive ← swiven ← swīfan ← *swībaną ← *kswéybʰ-e-ti

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-