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sweep, weave, web, wasp, Vespa, whip, veer, vibrate

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• Pre-Proto-Indo-European *ksweyb- to swiftly, to swing, to shake, to cast

  • Proto-Indo-European *kswéyP-eti

    • Germanic *swībaną to revolve, to sway, to stray

      • East Germanic

        • Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 sweiban
      • North Germanic

        • Old Norse svífa to rove, to ramble, to swerve

          • Icelandic svífa to hover, to glide, to soar
      • West Germanic

        • Old English swīfan to move along a path, to revolve, to sweep, to intervene

          • English swive

            • English swivel
    • Indo-Iranian *kšwáyPati

      • Iranian *xšwáypati to vibrate, to tremble, to whip

        • Western Iranian

          • Northwestern Iranian

            • Kurdish šēwā to be excited
          • Old Persian

            • Persian šīwīdan to be mixed up, to mix, to tremble, to shake
        • Iranian *fraxšwáypati whip forward?

          • Northern Iranian

            • Saka

              • Wakhi rәšíp to whip
  • Proto-Indo-European *kwseybʰeh₂y-eti causative

    • Balto-Slavic

      • Slavic *šibati to whip

        • East Slavic шибати šibati to beat, to hit

          • Russian шиба́ть šibátʹ to throw, to hit
        • South Slavic

          • Old Church Slavonic шибаахѫ šibaaxǫ whipped
          • Serbo-Croatian ши̏бати šȉbati to whip, to flog
  • Proto-Indo-European *kswip-éti

    • Indo-Iranian *kšwipáti

      • Indo-Aryan *kṣipáti

        • Sanskrit क्षिपति kṣipáti to throw, to cast off, to move hastily, to pass over
  • Proto-Indo-European *kswibʰnéh₂-ti

    • Germanic *swippōną to move swiftly, to swerve

      • North Germanic

        • Old Norse svipa

          • Danish svippe
          • Icelandic svipa riding crop, whip
      • West Germanic

        • Old English swipian

          • English swipe
      • Germanic *swaipaną to sweep, to sway, to swing, to wrap o-grade intensive

        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse sveipa to sweep, to stroke, to wrap, to fling

            • Icelandic sveipa to swaddle, to wrap
            • Old Norse sveipr fold, stir, disturbance

              • Danish svøb swaddling blanket
              • Icelandic sveipur curl (of hair), gust (of wind)
        • West Germanic

          • Old English swāpan to sweep

            • English sweep
            • English swoop
            • Old English *swappian to hurl, to strike

              • English swap
          • Old High German sweifan to swing, to sway

            • German schweifen to wander, to rove, to curve
  • Proto-Indo-European *kswoybʰéy-eti

    • Celtic *xswibīti to move, to recede

      • Brythonic *hwɨβid

        • Welsh chwifio to wave, to brandish, to flourish
      • Old Irish *scibid

        • Middle Irish scibid to move, to flinch, to draw back
    • Indo-Iranian *kšwaypáyati

      • Indo-Aryan *kṣaypáyati

        • Sanskrit क्षेपयति kṣápayati to throw into, to injure, to cause to descend into
  • Proto-Indo-European *kswiPtó-s quick, shaking adjective

    • Germanic *swiftaz quick, swift

      • West Germanic

        • Old English swift quick, swift

          • English swift
  • Early Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- to weave

    • Proto-Indo-European *wébʰ-eti thematic imperfective

      • Germanic *webaną to weave

        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse vefa to weave

            • Danish væve to weave
            • Icelandic vefa to weave
        • West Germanic

          • Old English wefan to weave

            • English weave
          • Frankish *wevan

            • Dutch weven to weave
          • Old High German weban

            • German weben to weave
            • Yiddish וועבן vebn to weave
    • Proto-Indo-European *wébʰ-ti athematic imperfective

      • Indo-Iranian *wabdʰi

        • Iranian *wabdi

          • Avestan vaf- to weave
          • Western Iranian

            • Northwestern Iranian

              • Parthian wfyd weaves
            • Old Persian

              • Persian بافتن bâftan weaves
    • Proto-Indo-European *wobʰéy-eti causative

      • Germanic *wabijaną

        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse vafra to flicker, to wander, to totter

            • Icelandic vafra to hover, to roam
            • English waver
        • West Germanic

          • Old English wafian to wave

            • English wave
    • Proto-Indo-European *unébʰ-eti ne transitive imperfective

      • Indo-Iranian *umbʰáti

        • Indo-Aryan *umbʰáti

          • Sanskrit उम्भति umbháti to unite, to lace together, to cover over
          • Sanskrit उनब्द्धि unábddhi to bind, to compress
    • Proto-Indo-European *ubʰy-éti ye intransitive imperfective

      • Hellenic

        • Ancient Greek ῠ̔φαίνω huphaínō I weave

          • Greek υφαίνω yfaíno I weave
          • Ancient Greek ῠ̔φή huphḗ web
          • Ancient Greek ὑφάντης huphántēs weaver

            • Greek υφαντης ifantis weaver also an occupational surname
      • Indo-Iranian *ubʰyáti

        • Iranian *ubyáti

          • Avestan ufiia- to weave, to web
    • Proto-Indo-European *ubʰnéH-ti stative?

      • Indo-Iranian *ubʰnáHti

        • Indo-Aryan *ubʰnā́ti

          • Sanskrit उभ्नाति ubhnā́ti to entangle, to cover, to hurt
        • Iranian *ubnáHti

          • Western Iranian

            • Northwestern Iranian

              • Kurdish hûnan to braid, to plait, to knit
    • Proto-Indo-European *wobʰeh₂-ti iterative

      • Tocharian *wäp-ṣə

        • Arshian wäp-ṣ to weave
        • Kuchean wāp-ṃ to weave
    • Proto-Indo-European webʰnyo?

      • Proto-Albanian webnja

        • Albanian vej to weave
    • Proto-Indo-European *ubʰt-ós woven adjective

      • Indo-Iranian *ubdʰás

        • Iranian *ubdáh

          • Avestan ubdaēna woven, made of cloth
    • Proto-Indo-European wébʰ-us Caland adjective

      • Indo-Iranian *wabʰuš

        • Iranian *wabuš

          • Avestan vafūš web, hymn, prophecy, teaching
    • Proto-Indo-European *wobʰy-os probably an adjective?

      • Germanic *wabją web, woven thing

        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse vefr web

            • Danish væv web, loom, tissue
            • Icelandic vefur web, tissue
        • West Germanic

          • Old English webb web

            • English web
            • Scots wob piece of woven cloth
          • Frankish *webbi

            • Dutch web web
          • Old High German webbi

            • Old High German spinnūnwebbi

              • German Spinnwebe spiderweb, cobweb
    • Proto-Indo-European *wobʰs-éh₂ wasp

      • Balto-Slavic *wops(w)aʔ

        • Lithuanian vapsvà wasp
        • Old Prussian wobse wasp
        • Slavic *osà wasp

          • East Slavic

            • Russian оса́ osá wasp
          • South Slavic

            • Old Church Slavonic ⱁⱄⰰ osa wasp
            • Serbo-Croatian о̀са ósa wasp
          • West Slavic

            • Polish osa wasp
      • Celtic *woxsā

        • Brythonic *gwoxi

          • Welsh gwchi drone
          • Irish foich cankerworm?
      • Germanic *wapsō

        • West Germanic

          • Old English wæsp wasp

            • English wasp
          • Frankish *wespa

            • Dutch wesp wasp
            • Old French wespe wasp
          • Old High German wafsa

            • German Wespe wasp
        • Germanic *wapsijō

          • West Germanic

            • Old Saxon wepsia

              • Low German Weps wasp
              • Danish hveps wasp
      • Indo-Iranian *wabžʰáH wasp

        • Iranian *wabžáH wasp

          • Western Iranian

            • Northwestern Iranian

              • Medean *vabžā́

                • Tari وآژ vāž red bee
              • Kurdish moz hornet, wasp, gadfly, bee

                • Armenian մոզ moz to shy, to flinch, to shirk
            • Old Persian *vabžā

              • Persian بوز bûz wasp
          • Iranian *wabžakah

            • Avestan vaβžaka scorpion
        • Nuristani *wašpiku

          • Kamviri wušpi
      • Italic *waspā

        • Latin vespa wasp

          • Sardinian espa
          • Eastern Romance

            • Romanian viespe wasp
          • Western Romance

            • Old French wespe wasp

              • French guêpe wasp
            • Italian vespa wasp

              • Italian Vespa a brand of motor scooter

                • Italian vespa motor scooter
                • English Vespa
            • Spanish avispa wasp influence by `abeja`: "bee"
          • Translingual Vespa a taxonomic genus of wasps
    • Proto-Indo-European *wébʰt-is a weaving noun

      • Germanic *wiftiz act of weaving, a weaving

        • West Germanic

          • Old English wift

            • English weft
          • Old High German giwift weaved, woven
  • Proto-Indo-European weyP- to move back and forth, to wind, to wrap

    • Proto-Indo-European *wéyP-eti thematic imperfective

      • Indo-Iranian *wáypati to tremble

        • Indo-Aryan *wáypati

          • Sanskrit वेपते vépate to waver, to tremble, to be agitated
        • Iranian *wáypati to swing, to shake

          • Avestan vaēpaiia to be homosexual
          • Northern Iranian

            • Scythian

              • Ossetian и́вын ívyn
          • Western Iranian

            • Old Persian

              • Persian گیفر geyfar butterchurn
    • Proto-Indo-European *wiPy-éti intransitive imperfective

      • Balto-Slavic

        • Lithuanian viẽpti to make a face, to gape
      • Germanic *wibjaną to move back and forth, to waver

        • West Germanic

          • Frankish

            • Middle Dutch

              • Dutch wippen to see saw, to overthrow, to hop
              • English whip
        • Old High German wipfōn to scurry, to bob
      • Tocharian

        • Kuchean wip-ṃ to shake, to swing
    • Proto-Indo-European *woyPeh₂y-éti iterative or causative

      • Germanic *waibōną

        • West Germanic

          • Old English wāfian to be agitated, to be amazed, to wonder at
          • Old Saxon

            • Low German wabbeln to wobble, to shake, to wiggle

              • English wabble

                • English wobble
    • Proto-Indo-European *woyPéy-eti causative imperfective

      • Germanic *waibjaną

        • East Germanic

          • Gothic *waibjan

            • Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 biwaibjan to wrap, to clothe
            • Galician gueifa mouldboard part of a plow which turns over the furrow
        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse veifa to swing
        • West Germanic

          • Frankish *weiven

            • Dutch wuiven to wave, to beckon
          • Old High German *weibjan

            • Old High German ziweibjan to scatter, to disperse
    • Proto-Indo-European wiPéh₁-ti to be moving back and forth state/factitive

      • Germanic *wīpōną to wipe, to swing

        • West Germanic

          • Old English wīpian to wipe

            • English wipe
          • Frankish *wīpon

            • Dutch wipen to wipe
          • Old High German

            • Middle High German wīfen to wind, to swing

              • German gewieft cunning
    • Proto-Indo-European *wiPó-s swinging, trembling, agitated adjective

      • Germanic *wibraz arrow

        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse vifr sword
        • West Germanic

          • Old English wifer arrow, javelin, dart
      • Indo-Iranian *wiprás

        • Indo-Aryan *wiprás

          • Sanskrit विप्र vipra excited, inspired, seer, Brahmin, theologian, poet

            • Sanskrit विप्रता viprata the rank or condition of being a Brahmin
        • Iranian *wifráh

          • Avestan vifra (wave-)tossed epithet of Paurva, a legendary sailor
      • Italic *wibrāō trembling

        • Latin vibrō I shake, I agitate, I launch, I vibrate, I glimmer

          • Western Romance

            • Old French

              • French virer to veer, to turn into, to transfer
              • English veer
              • Italian virare to veer, to turn, to come about
              • Spanish virar to veer, to tack
            • Italian vibrare to vibrate
            • Spanish vibrar to vibrate, to brandish, to roll an /r/
          • English vibrate
          • French vibrer to vibrate
          • Latin vībrissae nose hairs

            • English vibrissae
            • Italian vibrissae vibrissae, whiskers
    • Proto-Indo-European wéyPyōs very moving? intensive adjective

      • Indo-Iranian *waypas

        • Iranian *waypah

          • Western Iranian

            • Old Persian *waipa inspired song

              • Old Armenian վէպ vēp story, myth, epic

                • Armenian վեպ vep novel, romance, legend, epic
              • Old Persian *waipa-sāhana singer

                • Old Armenian վիպասան vipasan storyteller, historian

                  • Armenian վիպասան vipasan novelist, author
    • Proto-Indo-European wéyPō banner, waving thing noun

      • Germanic *waibjō banner

        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse veifa banner, flag

            • Icelandic veifa flag, pennant
      • Tocharian

        • Kuchean waipe banner, flag
    • Proto-Indo-European ?

      • Tocharian

        • Kuchean waipalau dizziness, vertigo
  • Proto-Indo-European *sweyg-

    • Proto-Indo-European *sweyg-ti

      • Balto-Slavic

        • Lithuanian svaĩgti to become dizzy or giddy
    • Proto-Indo-European *sweygéy-eti causative

      • Germanic *swaigijaną

        • North Germanic

          • Old Norse sveigja to bend, to bow

            • Icelandic sveigja to bend
        • West Germanic

          • Old English

            • English sway
          • Frankish *swaigen

            • Dutch zwaaien
      • Indo-Iranian

        • Indo-Aryan

          • Sanskrit स्वजते svájate to embrace, to enfold
        • Iranian

          • Avestan pairi-šxuaxta to surround

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Collected English words

swive, swivel, swipe, sweep, swoop, swap, swift, weave, waver, wave, web, wasp, Vespa, Vespa, weft, whip, wabble, wobble, wipe, veer, vibrate, vibrissae, sway