Where does “svovl” come from?

svovl (Danish) comes from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

svovl (Danish): sulphur

Definitions

  1. sulphur

Ancestry of “svovl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswavel—
2Old Saxonsweval—
3Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

Words derived from “svovl”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Saxon sweval →Every word from Middle Low German swavel →