swift

English

/swɪft/

adj

Definitions

Fast; quick; rapid.
Capable of moving at high speeds.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English swift inherited from Old English swift (swift, quick) inherited from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (moving, quick, swift) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (wind around, twist).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)weyp-

Gloss

wind around, twist

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

boat English
foot English
handed English
swift-handed English
swift-handedness English
swiftboat English
swiftfoot English
swiftie English
swiftlet English
swiftly English
swiftness English
tree English
treeswift English
ultraswift English
*(s)weyp- Proto-Indo-European
*swiftaz Proto-Germanic
*swībaną Proto-Germanic
スイフト狐 Japanese
swift Old English
swiftlice Old English
swiftnes Old English
swīfan Old English
swift Middle English
swiftly Middle English
swiftnesse Middle English
swiven Middle English
swyvel Middle English
svigte Danish
swichten Middle Low German