swiþe
Old English
adv
Definitions
- very
Etymology
Suffix from Old English swīþ (strong, violent, powerful, severe, active, mighty) inherited from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz (strong) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swent- (active, healthy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*swent-
Gloss
active, healthy
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
健, 康
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vinha Finnish
- geschwind German
- *swent- Proto-Indo-European
- *swento- Proto-Indo-European
- *swinþaz Proto-Germanic
- Ealhswiþ Old English
- swiþ Old English
- swiþan Old English
- swiþferhþ Old English
- swiþlic Old English
- swiþness Old English
- swīþ Old English
- swīþe Old English
- þryþswiþ Old English
- swith Middle English
- *swind Old High German
- 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- swīth Old Saxon