Where does “swill-bowl” come from?
swill-bowl (English) comes from English bowl, from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
swill-bowl (English): A drunkard
Definitions
- A drunkard
Ancestry of “swill-bowl”, step by step
swill-bowl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bowl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bowl | A roughly hemispherical container used to hold,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bolle | pod; shell |
| 3 | Old English | bolla | bowl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English swill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swill | A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to... |
| 2 | Middle English | swilen | to wash; swirl; wash away |
| 3 | Old English | swillan | to gargle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swilljan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swiljaną | to gulp, swallow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |