Where does “švung” come from?

švung (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schwung, from German Schwingen, from Middle High German swingen, from Old High German swingan, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan, from Proto-Germanic swinganą, from Proto-Indo-European swenk- — to bend, swing, swivel.

švung (Serbo-Croatian): zest, pep

Definitions

  1. zest, pep

Ancestry of “švung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwungmomentum; swing
2GermanSchwingenvibration, oscillation; wrestling; wings
3Middle High Germanswingento swing
4Old High Germanswingan—
5Proto-West Germanic*swinganto swing
6Proto-Germanicswinganąto swing
7Proto-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 →