Where does “swirlie” come from?

swirlie (English) comes from English swirl, from Middle English swirlen, from Old Norse *svirla, from Old Norse sverra.

swirlie (English): A school prank involving holding a person upside...

Definitions

  1. A school prank involving holding a person upside...

Ancestry of “swirlie”, step by step

swirlie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English swirl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswirlTo twist or whirl, as an eddy; To be arranged in...
2Middle Englishswirlento eddy; swirl
3Old Norse*svirla—
4Old Norsesverra—

via English ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishieAlternative form of i.e
Every word from Old Norse sverra →Every word from Old Norse *svirla →Every word from Middle English swirlen →