Where does “*swingan” come from?

*swingan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.

*swingan (Proto-West Germanic): to swing

Definitions

  1. to swing

Ancestry of “*swingan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswenk-to bend, swing, swivel

Words derived from “*swingan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinganą →