From Middle English *sough, swough, swogh, from Middle English swoȝen, swowen, from Old English swōgan ("to make a sound; move with noise; rush; roar"), from Proto-Germanic *swōganą from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weh₂gʰ-, same source as Latin vāgiō. Cognate with Scots souch ("sough"), Icelandic súgur ("a rushing sound, rustle"). Noun replaced Middle English swei, sweȝ from Old English swēg. More at swoon.
From Middle English sough (whence also Scots sheuch ("ditch")), from Old English *sōh; compare dialectal Dutch zoeg ("ditch").
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