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
- swallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe
Ancestry of “Schwalbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | swalwe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | swalwa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *swalwā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |
Words derived from “Schwalbe”