Schwade
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- swath, windrow (row of cut grain or hay; both cut out herbage and the left empty space)
- waft, cloud, plume
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swaþō (a wind-swept place, terrain, open field, borderland) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swem(bʰ)- (bend, turn, swing, swim, move, be unsteady).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*swem(bʰ)-
Gloss
bend, turn, swing, swim, move, be unsteady
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泳