Where does “swingel” come from?
swingel (Middle English) comes from Old English swingel, from Proto-West Germanic *swingillju, from Proto-Germanic *swingiljō.
Ancestry of “swingel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | swingel | a stripe, stroke, or lash |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swingillju | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *swingiljō | — |