Where does “swonken” come from?

swonken (English) comes from English swink, from Middle English swink, from Old English swinc, from Old English swincan, from Proto-Germanic swinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweng-.

swonken (English): past participle of swink

Definitions

  1. past participle of swink

Ancestry of “swonken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishswinktoil, work, drudgery; to labour, to work hard; To...
2Middle Englishswink—
3Old Englishswinctoil, work, effort, hardship, labor
4Old Englishswincanto toil, labour
5Proto-Germanicswinkanąto swing, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweng-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinkaną →Every word from Old English swincan →