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Where does “swingingly” come from?

swingingly (English) comes from English swinging, from English swing, from Middle English swingen, from Old English swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.

swingingly (English): With a swinging motion; Very well or with great...

Definitions

  1. With a swinging motion; Very well or with great...

Ancestry of “swingingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswingingThe act or motion of that which swings; An...
2EnglishswingTo rotate about an off-centre fixed point; To...
3Middle Englishswingen—
4Old Englishswinganto swinge, flog, beat, scourge; to give a blow...
5Proto-West Germanic*swingan—
6Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel
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