Where does “swallie” come from?

swallie (English) comes from English swallow, from Middle English swalwe, from Old English swealwe, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

swallie (English): The act of swallowing; A throat or gullet; To...

Definitions

  1. The act of swallowing; A throat or gullet; To...

Ancestry of “swallie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswallowTo cause to pass from the mouth into the...
2Middle EnglishswalweA swallow or a swift; The meat of such birds
3Old Englishswealweswallow
4Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
5Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow
Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā →Every word from Old English swealwe →
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