Swimming
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Old English swimman (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwemmen and German schwimmen .
wiktionary
From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim(“to move through water”, verb) + -ing(suffix forming gerunds).
From swim(“to be dizzy”, verb) + -ing(suffix forming gerunds).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
etymonline
swimming (n.)
late 14c., "act of propelling the body through water," verbal noun from swim (v.). Swimming hole is from 1855, American English; swimming pool is from 1881.
