Where does “schwalbe” come from?

schwalbe (Dutch) comes from German Schwalbe, from Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

schwalbe (Dutch): dive, a deliberate fall to gain advantage in the...

Definitions

  1. dive, a deliberate fall to gain advantage in the...

Ancestry of “schwalbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwalbeswallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe
2Middle High Germanswalwe—
3Old High Germanswalwa—
4Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
5Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow
Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā →Every word from Old High German swalwa →