Where does “U-sving” come from?
U-sving (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sving, from Norwegian Nynorsk svinga, 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 Nynorsk): a U-turn
Ancestry of “U-sving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sving | swing, sweep; a bend; a turn |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | svinga | to turn; to swing |
| 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 |