Swill
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Old English swillan, swilian (verb), of unknown origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th century.
wiktionary
From Middle English swilen(“to wash; swirl; wash away”), from Old English swillan, swilian(“to wash; wash down; swill; gargle”), from Proto-West Germanic *swilljan, from Proto-Germanic *swiljaną(“to gulp, swallow”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel-(“to drink, gulp, swallow”). Related to English swallow.
etymonline
swill (v.)
Old English swilian, swillan "to wash out, gargle," probably from Proto-Germanic *swil-, related to the root of swallow (v.). Meaning "drink greedily" is from 1530s. Related: Swilled; swilling.
swill (n.)
"liquid kitchen refuse fed to pigs," 1550s, from swill (v.).
