Where does “swingingness” come from?
swingingness (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.
swingingness (English): The quality of being swinging
Definitions
- The quality of being swinging
Ancestry of “swingingness”, step by step
swingingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swinging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swinging | The act or motion of that which swings; An... |
| 2 | English | swing | To rotate about an off-centre fixed point; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | swingen | — |
| 4 | Old English | swingan | to swinge, flog, beat, scourge; to give a blow... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *swingan | to swing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swinganą | to swing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swenk- | to bend, swing, swivel |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |