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