Where does “swinger” come from?
swinger (English) comes from German Schwinger, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
swinger (English): One who swings; A person who practices swinging;...
Definitions
- One who swings; A person who practices swinging;...
Ancestry of “swinger”, step by step
swinger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schwinger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwinger | haltere small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via English swinge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swinge | To singe; To move like a lash; to lash; To strike... |
| 2 | Middle English | swengen | To hit or beat; to land a blow |
| 3 | Old English | swenġan | to dash, strike; to cause to swing |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swangijan | to cause to swing, waver |