English

swingbin

From swing + bin.

A compound of swing + bin

Proto-Indo-European *swenk-

Proto-Germanic *swinganą ‘to swing’

Proto-West Germanic *swingan ‘to swing’

Old English swingan ‘to swinge, flog, beat, scourge’

Middle English swyngen ‘to flog, beat, or scourge’

English swing

Old English binn ‘crib, manger’

Middle English bynne ‘a manger’

English bin

Today it means

noun A bin (rubbish container) with a lid that swings closed.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / swingbin