schweben

Meaning

to hover, soar, float, drift

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schwääbe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃveːbən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German swëben, from Old High German swebēn, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ- (“to twist, turn around”).

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