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

Definitions

  1. to disperse

Ancestry of “teswingan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonswinganto swing
2Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
3Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swingan →