Where does “inswinging” come from?
inswinging (English) comes from English swinging, from English swing, from Middle English swingen, from Old English swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.
inswinging (English): Swinging inward
Definitions
- Swinging inward
Ancestry of “inswinging”, step by step
inswinging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swinging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swinging | The act or motion of that which swings; An... |
| 2 | English | swing | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | swingen | — |
| 4 | Old English | swingan | to swinge, flog, beat, scourge; to give a blow... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *swingan | to swing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swinganą | to swing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swenk- | to bend, swing, swivel |