Where does “Schwingtür” come from?

Schwingtür (German) 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.

Schwingtür (German): swing door

Definitions

  1. swing door

Ancestry of “Schwingtür”, step by step

Schwingtür 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 German tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swingan →