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

  1. to swing; to wave; to brandish; to vibrate

Ancestry of “schwingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswingan—
2Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
3Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swingan →