Where does “hårnålssving” come from?
hårnålssving (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.
hårnålssving (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hairpin bend
Ancestry of “hårnålssving”, 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 |