Where does “svingbro” come from?
svingbro (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sving, from Norwegian Bokmål svinge, from German Schwingen, from Middle High German swingen, from Old High German swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.
svingbro (Norwegian Bokmål): a swing bridge
Ancestry of “svingbro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sving | swing, sweep; a bend; a turn |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | svinge | to swing, sway; to fluctuate, oscillate; to turn |
| 3 | German | Schwingen | vibration, oscillation; wrestling; wings |
| 4 | Middle High German | swingen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | swingan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *swingan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swinganą | to swing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swenk- | to bend, swing, swivel |