Where does “swinsung” come from?

swinsung (Old English) comes from Old English swinsian, from Proto-West Germanic *swinisōn, from Proto-Germanic swinisōną, from Proto-Germanic swin-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

swinsung (Old English): melody

Definitions

  1. melody

Ancestry of “swinsung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswinsianto sound melodiously; make melody; sing
2Proto-West Germanic*swinisōn—
3Proto-Germanicswinisōną—
4Proto-Germanicswin-to sound, make a sound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “swinsung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swin- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinisōną →