Where does “swingen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “swingen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswinganto swinge, flog, beat, scourge; to give a blow...
2Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
3Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel

Words derived from “swingen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swingan →