English
sweem
Sweem comes from Old English *swǣman ‘to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- ‘to move, sway’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweh₁-‘to move, sway’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swaimijanąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*swaimijanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*swǣman‘to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swemen
- Englishtodaysweem
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sweh₁-‘to move, sway’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*swaimijanąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*swaimijanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150*swǣman‘to confound, afflict, trouble, or grieve’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500swemen
- Englishtodaysweem
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- ‘to move, sway’
Today it means
verb To swoon, faint; be giddy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- / sweem