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Where does “swankijaną” come from?

swankijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sweng-.

swankijaną (Proto-Germanic): to cause to sway, swing

Definitions

  1. to cause to sway, swing

Ancestry of “swankijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswinkanąto swing, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansweng-—

Words derived from “swankijaną”

  • swanky
  • swank
  • swanking
  • swankiness
  • swankily
  • swankpot
  • unswank
  • unswanky
  • swankish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweng- →