English
Swithun
Swithun comes from Old English swīþ ‘strong’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *swinþaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swinþaz‘strong’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*swinþ‘strong’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150swīþ‘strong’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150Swīþhūn
- EnglishtodaySwithun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swinþaz‘strong’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*swinþ‘strong’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150swīþ‘strong’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150Swīþhūn
- EnglishtodaySwithun
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’
school, severe, sketch, scholar, hector, severity, perseverance, hectic, epoch, scholastic, schema, shul, 23 more
Today it means
name A 9th-century English saint, bishop of Winchester
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *swinþaz / Swithun