Where does “swinsweg” come from?

swinsweg (Old English) comes from Old English sweg, from Proto-Germanic swōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- — to wail.

swinsweg (Old English): melody

Definitions

  1. melody

Ancestry of “swinsweg”, step by step

swinsweg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sweg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswegunregulated sound, noise; regulated sound, noise;...
2Proto-Germanicswōgiznoise, sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂gʰ-to wail

via Old English swinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswinnmelody
2Proto-Germanicswin-to sound, make a sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂gʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōgiz →Every word from Old English sweg →