svala

Old Norse

noun

Definitions

a swallow

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*swalwǭ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*swalwǭ Proto-Germanic
sulu Norwegian Nynorsk
svale Norwegian Nynorsk
swealwe Old English
swalwe Middle English
súla Old Norse
bæjasvala Icelandic
landsvala Icelandic
svala Icelandic
swaluwe Middle Dutch
swalwa Old High German
*swalwa Old Dutch
swel Western Frisian

súla