Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “swelk-”

42 words across 18 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European swelk- — including swallow, swallowtail, swallower, swalloweth, swallowtailed, swallowable, swallowest, swallowwort.

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English (17)

Middle English (5)

Dutch (3)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Old Norse (2)

Swedish (1)

Icelandic (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Faroese (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Scanian (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Old English (1)

Old Saxon (1)

German (1)

Middle High German (1)

Old High German (1)