zwenken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈzʋɛŋ.kə(n)/

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to sway, swing
(transitive) to wave, waver

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch swenken inherited from Old Dutch *swengen inherited from Proto-Germanic *swangwijaną (cause to swing), *swinganą (swing).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swinganą

Gloss

swing

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

wiel Dutch, Flemish
zwenkwiel Dutch, Flemish
*sweng- Proto-Indo-European
*swangwijaną Proto-Germanic
*swinganą Proto-Germanic
swingan Old English
*svengja Old Norse
swenken Middle Dutch
*swengen Old Dutch
*swingan Old Dutch
swingan Old Saxon