English
swingline
From swing + line.
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
Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‘line’
Proto-West Germanic *līnā ‘line’
Old English līne ‘line’
Middle English line ‘rope’
English line
Today it means
noun A line of credit offered to a business so that it can repay other loans.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / swingline