Where does “swanking” come from?
swanking (English) comes from English swank, from Proto-Germanic swankijaną, from Proto-Germanic swinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweng-.
swanking (English): present participle of swank
Definitions
- present participle of swank
Ancestry of “swanking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swank | Fashionably elegant, posh; A fashionably elegant... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swankijaną | to cause to sway, swing |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swinkaną | to swing, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sweng- | — |