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ī
fan
move, wend, sweep
Source:
Kroonen 2013
:500
originates from: PGmc
*swīban-
"sway, swerve" (
oe-bilabial-fricative-devoicing
) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:500)