sweam

1. Proto-Indo-European*sweh₁-“to sway, swing”
2. Proto-Germanic*swaimaz“a moving to and fro, a sway”
3. Old Norsesveimr“a bustle, stir”
4. Old English*swǣman“to trouble, grieve”
5. Middle Englishswemen“to feel faint, be overcome”
6. Middle Englishsweem
7. Englishsweam

From Middle English sweem, sweme, swem (“a dizziness”), from Middle English swemen (“to feel faint, be overcome”), from Old English *swǣman (“to trouble, grieve”); and also from Old Norse sveimr (“a bustle, stir”), from Proto-Germanic *swaimaz (“a moving to and fro, a sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₁- (“to sway, swing”). Cognate with Old Norse svími (“dizziness, fainting”) (Danish svime (“a swoon”)), Dutch zwijm (“a swoon, fainting fit”), Old English swīma (“vertigo, dizziness, a swoon”). More at swim.

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