Where does “zwavel” come from?

zwavel (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwalf, from Middle Dutch swalwe, from Old Dutch swalwa, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

zwavel (Dutch): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “zwavel”, step by step

zwavel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zwalf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwalf—
2Middle Dutchswalwe—
3Old Dutchswalwa—
4Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow

via Middle Dutch swēvel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswēvelsulphur
2Old Dutchsweval—
3Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

via Dutch dioxide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdioxidedioxide

Words derived from “zwavel”

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