Where does “swingen” come from?

swingen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.

swingen (Middle Dutch): to swing, to sway; to fall, to topple; to fling...

Definitions

  1. to swing, to sway; to fall, to topple; to fling...

Ancestry of “swingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswingan—
2Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →Every word from Old Dutch swingan →