Where does “schwingen” come from?
schwingen (German) comes from Old High German swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.
schwingen (German): to swing; to wave; to brandish; to vibrate
Definitions
- to swing; to wave; to brandish; to vibrate
Ancestry of “schwingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | swingan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swingan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swinganą | to swing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swenk- | to bend, swing, swivel |
Words derived from “schwingen”