Etymology Explorer › Middle English

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswingel—
2Proto-West Germanic*swingillju—
3Proto-Germanic*swingiljō—

Words derived from “swingel”

  • swingel
Every word from Proto-Germanic *swingiljō →