This swishing effect comes from Timber, a Donald Duck cartoon released in 1941, where fast cartoon movement was matched with exaggerated airy sound effects. Like many classic Disney sound effects, it was created to make simple actions feel bigger and funnier on screen. Over time, editors lifted the clip from the short and shared it on soundboards, where its short length and instantly recognisable cartoon rhythm made it easy to reuse. It remains popular because it still reads immediately as speed, panic and slapstick.