Where does “svalur” come from?

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

svalur (Icelandic): cool, cold; cool

Definitions

  1. cool, cold; cool

Ancestry of “svalur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvalrcool, cold
2Proto-Germanicswalazcold
3Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swalaz →