Where does “Schwalbe” come from?

Schwalbe (German) comes from Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

Schwalbe (German): swallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe

Definitions

  1. swallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe

Ancestry of “Schwalbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswalwe—
2Old High Germanswalwa—
3Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
4Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow

Words derived from “Schwalbe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā →Every word from Old High German swalwa →