swael
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- swallow; martin; swift bird
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish zwavel (sulfur, swallow) inherited from Middle Dutch swalwe inherited from Old Dutch *swalwa inherited from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swalwǭ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- zwavel Dutch, Flemish
- zwaveldioxide Dutch, Flemish
- zwavelregen Dutch, Flemish
- *swalwǭ Proto-Germanic
- swealwe Old English
- svala Old Norse
- súla Old Norse
- swaluwe Middle Dutch
- swalwe Middle Dutch
- swavel Middle Dutch
- swēvel Middle Dutch
- swalwa Old High German
- swawel Afrikaans
- *swalwa Old Dutch
- swel Western Frisian