Where does “svingi” come from?

svingi (Esperanto) comes from German Schwingen, from Middle High German swingen, from Old High German swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.

svingi (Esperanto): to swing, brandish

Definitions

  1. to swing, brandish

Ancestry of “svingi”, step by step

svingi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwingen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwingenvibration, oscillation; wrestling; wings
2Middle High Germanswingento swing
3Old High Germanswingan—
4Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
5Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel

via English Swing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSwingTo rotate about an off-centre fixed point
2Middle EnglishswyngenTo strike or land a blow
3Old Englishswinganto swinge, flog, beat, scourge; to give a blow...

Words derived from “svingi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swingan →