Where does “zwaluw” come from?

zwaluw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swaluwe, from Old Dutch swalwa, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

zwaluw (Dutch): A swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae

Definitions

  1. A swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae

Ancestry of “zwaluw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswaluwe—
2Old Dutchswalwa—
3Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow

Words derived from “zwaluw”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ →Every word from Old Dutch swalwa →Every word from Middle Dutch swaluwe →
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