Where does “teswingan” come from?
teswingan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.
teswingan (Old Saxon): to disperse
Ancestry of “teswingan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | swingan | to swing |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swingan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swinganą | to swing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swenk- | to bend, swing, swivel |