Where does “landsvala” come from?

landsvala (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic svala, from Old Norse svala, from Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic swalaz, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

landsvala (Icelandic): barn swallow

Definitions

  1. barn swallow

Ancestry of “landsvala”, step by step

landsvala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic svala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvalaswallow; to satisfy; to quench
2Old Norsesvalaa swallow; to chill, cool; strong feminine...
3Old Norsesvalrcool, cold
4Proto-Germanicswalazcold
5Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Icelandic land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swalaz →