English
Svec
Svec comes from Czech Švec, from Proto-Slavic *šьvьcь ‘seamster’, and ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikas.
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*sjuwikasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*šьvьcь‘seamster’reconstructed
- CzechmodernŠvec
- EnglishtodaySvec
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*sjuwikasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*šьvьcь‘seamster’reconstructed
- CzechmodernŠvec
- EnglishtodaySvec
Every English word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikas
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikas / Svec