Where does “swallowable” come from?
swallowable (English) comes from English swallow, from Middle English swalwe, from Old English swealwe, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.
swallowable (English): Capable of being swallowed; Relatively easy to...
Definitions
- Capable of being swallowed; Relatively easy to...
Ancestry of “swallowable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | swallow | To cause to pass from the mouth into the... |
| 2 | Middle English | swalwe | A swallow or a swift; The meat of such birds |
| 3 | Old English | swealwe | swallow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swalwā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |
Words derived from “swallowable”