English
Swinger
Swinger may come from German Schwinger ‘haltere’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchwinger‘haltere’uncertain
- EnglishtodaySwinger
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchwinger‘haltere’uncertain
- EnglishtodaySwinger
The story
Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Schwinger or Zwinger.
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *swinganą ‘to swing’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Schwinger / Swinger