Where does “Swist” come from?

Swist (English) comes from Polish Świst, from Polish świstać, from Proto-Slavic *svistati — to whistle, to swish.

Ancestry of “Swist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚwistswish, whiz, whistle
2Polishświstaćto swish, to whistle, to whiz
3Proto-Slavic*svistatito whistle, to swish
Every word from Proto-Slavic *svistati →Every word from Polish świstać →Every word from Polish Świst →