Where does “*swinisōn” come from?

*swinisōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swinisōną, from Proto-Germanic swin-, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

Ancestry of “*swinisōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswinisōną—
2Proto-Germanicswin-to sound, make a sound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “*swinisōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swin- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swinisōną →