Where does “swankly” come from?

swankly (English) comes from English swank, from Proto-Germanic swankijaną, from Proto-Germanic swinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweng-.

swankly (English): In a swank manner

Definitions

  1. In a swank manner

Ancestry of “swankly”, step by step

swankly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English swank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswankFashionably elegant, posh; A fashionably elegant...
2Proto-Germanicswankijanąto cause to sway, swing
3Proto-Germanicswinkanąto swing, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansweng-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swankijaną →