Swung
/swʌŋ/noun
Past tense and past participle of swing, meaning moved back and forth or in an arc.
Did you know?Swung is just the past form of swing, and its deep Germanic ancestry is shared with words for violent turning and writhing motion, not just playful movement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swenk-
“to swing, turn, or writhe”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*swinganą
“to swing, shake, or strike”
Old English
OE
swingan
“to beat, flog, or strike”
Middle English
ME
swingen
“to beat, strike, or move violently”
Modern English
English
swung
“past tense and past participle of swing”