gezwind

Meaning

rapid, brisk

Concepts

rapid

quick

swift

fast

speedy

swiftly

expeditious

prompt

quickly

briskly

speedily

express

Synonyms

vlug

snel

spoedig

gauw

haastig

rap

kwiek

Translations

geschwind

schnell

rápido

rasch

rapide

rápido

hurtig

veloz

rapido

ràpid

lezgîn

prompte

forsch

rapidus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣəˈzʋɪnt/

Etymology

Borrowed from German: geschwind

Cognate with English: swith

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃

In summary

Borrowed from German geschwind (late 16th century), a prefixed variant of Middle High German swind, from Old High German *swind, from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz. Thence also English swith, Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (swinþs).