Where does “schlàwol” come from?

schlàwol (Alemannic German) comes from Proto-Indo-European wol-, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

schlàwol (Alemannic German): good night

Definitions

  1. good night

Ancestry of “schlàwol”, step by step

schlàwol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European wol-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwol-warm; to be strong, rule
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Alemannic German [[schlàfu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic German[[schlàfu—

via Alemannic German schlà]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic Germanschlà]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wol- →