Where does “Schwungkraft” come from?
Schwungkraft (German) comes from German Schwung, 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.
Schwungkraft (German): centrifugal force
Definitions
- centrifugal force
Ancestry of “Schwungkraft”, step by step
Schwungkraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schwung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwung | momentum; swing |
| 2 | German | Schwingen | vibration, oscillation; wrestling; wings |
| 3 | Middle High German | swingen | to swing |
| 4 | Old High German | swingan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *swingan | to swing |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swinganą | to swing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swenk- | to bend, swing, swivel |
via German kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kraft | on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kraft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kraft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |