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Where does “swingel” come from?

swingel (English) comes from Middle English swingel, from Old English swingel, from Proto-West Germanic *swingillju, from Proto-Germanic *swingiljō.

swingel (English): The swinging part of a flail which falls on the...

Definitions

  1. The swinging part of a flail which falls on the...

Ancestry of “swingel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishswingel—
2Old Englishswingel—
3Proto-West Germanic*swingillju—
4Proto-Germanic*swingiljō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swingiljō →