Where does “u-sving” come from?

u-sving (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.

u-sving (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of U-sving

Definitions

  1. alternative form of U-sving

Ancestry of “u-sving”, step by step

u-sving 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 u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmåluThe lowercase form of U, the twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by t and followed by v
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk-Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *swingan