Where does “svinghjul” come from?

svinghjul (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.

svinghjul (Norwegian Bokmål): a flywheel

Definitions

  1. a flywheel

Ancestry of “svinghjul”, step by step

svinghjul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sving

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvingswing, sweep; a bend; a turn
2Norwegian Bokmålsvingeto swing, sway; to fluctuate, oscillate; to turn
3GermanSchwingenvibration, oscillation; wrestling; wings
4Middle High Germanswingento swing
5Old High Germanswingan—
6Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
7Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel

via Norwegian Bokmål hjul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjula wheel
2Old Norsehjólwheel
3Proto-Germanichweulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷléh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swingan →