Where does “Schwong” come from?
Schwong (Luxembourgish) comes from Portuguese João, from Old Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.
Schwong (Luxembourgish): momentum
Definitions
- momentum
Ancestry of “Schwong”, step by step
Schwong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese João
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | João | John, a common male given name |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | Joan | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Luxembourgish schwéngen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | schwéngen | to swing (to and fro) |
| 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 |