An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schwang

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Schwang

schwanger

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2519454An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchwangJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schwang, masculine, only in the phrase im Schwange sein, ‘to be in vogue,’ from Middle High German swanc (g or k), masculine, ‘swinging motion, swinging, stroke, cut’; allied to schwingen.