Where does “Schwefel” come from?

Schwefel (German) comes from Middle High German swevel, from Old High German sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

Schwefel (German): sulfur; brimstone

Definitions

  1. sulfur; brimstone

Ancestry of “Schwefel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswevel
2Old High Germansweval
3Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

Words derived from “Schwefel

Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz