Where does “swingan” come from?

swingan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.

swingan (Old English): to swinge, flog, beat, scourge; to give a blow...

Definitions

  1. to swinge, flog, beat, scourge; to give a blow...

Ancestry of “swingan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
2Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel

Words derived from “swingan”

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