Where does “SWAG” come from?
SWAG (English) comes from Middle English swaggen, from Old Norse sveggja, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.
SWAG (English): Initialism of...
Ancestry of “SWAG”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | swaggen | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | sveggja | to swing, sway |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swinganą | to swing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swenk- | to bend, swing, swivel |