English
swingframe
From swing + frame.
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-Indo-European *pró ‘toward, leading to’
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Proto-Germanic *framjaną ‘to further, promote’
Proto-West Germanic *frammjan ‘to promote’
Old English fremman ‘to profit, avail, advance’
Middle English framen ‘to construct’
English frame
Today it means
noun The frame of the motorcycle, where the rear tire is suspended by shock absorbers.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “swingframe”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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