schweben
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃveːbn̩/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to hover, to float
- to soar
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German swëben inherited from Old High German swebēn inherited from Proto-Germanic *swibāną (move) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sweyp-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sweyp-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- schwebeablaut English
- Ablaut German
- Balken German
- Schwebeablaut German
- Schwebebalken German
- Schwebezustand German
- Zustand German
- *sweyp- Proto-Indo-European
- *swibāną Proto-Germanic
- *swibēną Proto-Germanic
- swebēn Old High German
- swëben Middle High German
- schwiewen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- sweven Old Dutch
- *swivian Old Saxon