Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *swīkan-, *swīkōn-, *swīka-z, *swīkō

Meaning: wander, move around

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: swician `schweifen, wandern', swīcan poet. `fortgehen, wandern'

Old High German: { swīhhōn `schweifen, wandern' }

Middle High German: swīch st. m. 'gang, lauf', swīche, swīch st. f. 'falschheit, betrug', āswīch st. m. 'das heimliche weggehen; betrug', beswīch st. m. 'abgang, schaden; betrug; betrüger'; swīchen st. intr. 'im stiche, verderben lassen, entgehen', tr. 'betrügen, heucheln'

Indo-European etymology :

Proto-IE: *swAig- / *sweig-

Meaning: to turn, to move around

Slavic: ? *svīgātī (Rus dial. sv'igát' `baumeln, sich herutreiben') -- м. б. к лит. svígti 'werfen, schleudern, schlagen'

Baltic: *swaĩg- (-ja-/-sta-) vb., *swaig-in̂- vb., *swaîg-sl-ia- c. (2)

Germanic: *swīk-a- vb., *swīk-ō- vb., *swīk-a- m., *swīk-ō f.

Russ. meaning: двигаться вокруг, кружить

References: WP II 518 f

Vasmer's dictionary :

Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *swaĩg- (-ja-/-sta-) vb., *swaig-in̂- vb., *swaîg-sl-ia- c. (2)

Meaning: swing

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lithuanian: svaĩgti (svaĩgia/svaĩgsta, svaĩgē) `taumeln, schwanken, schwindelig werden, das Bewusstsein verlieren', caus. svaigìnti

Lettish: svaîgslis 'Unstäter, Flatterhafter'

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