Where does “swap” come from?

swap (Finnish) comes from English swap, from Middle English swap, from Middle English swappe — a blow, strike, lash from a whip.

swap (Finnish): swap financial derivative

Definitions

  1. swap financial derivative

Ancestry of “swap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswapTo exchange or give in an exchange; To hit, to...
2Middle Englishswap—
3Middle Englishswappea blow, strike, lash from a whip
Every word from Middle English swappe →Every word from Middle English swap →Every word from English swap →