Where does “svinge” come from?

svinge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

svinge (Norwegian Bokmål): to swing, sway; to fluctuate, oscillate; to turn

Definitions

  1. to swing, sway; to fluctuate, oscillate; to turn

Ancestry of “svinge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwingenvibration, oscillation; wrestling; wings
2Middle High Germanswingento swing
3Old High Germanswingan—
4Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
5Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel

Words derived from “svinge”

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