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Where does “svávul” come from?

svávul (Faroese) comes from Middle Low German swavel, from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

svávul (Faroese): sulfur or sulphur

Definitions

  1. sulfur or sulphur

Ancestry of “svávul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswavel—
2Old Saxonsweval—
3Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

Words derived from “svávul”

  • svávuldós
  • svávulsýrlingur
  • svávulsýra
  • svávulpinnur
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