Where does “swim-inner” come from?
swim-inner (English) comes from English swim-in, from English swim, from Middle English swime, from Old English swima, from Proto-West Germanic swimman, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
swim-inner (English): A nonviolent protester who participates in a swim-in
Definitions
- A nonviolent protester who participates in a swim-in
Ancestry of “swim-inner”, step by step
swim-inner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swim-in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swim-in | A peaceful form of protest in which people enter a swimming pool and refuse to leave |
| 2 | English | swim | To move through the water, without touching the... |
| 3 | Middle English | swime | — |
| 4 | Old English | swima | a swoon, swimming in the head |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swimman | to swim |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |