Where does “zwaevel” come from?

zwaevel (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch swēvel, from Old Dutch sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

zwaevel (Limburgish): sulfur; A part of sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur; A part of sulfur

Ancestry of “zwaevel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswēvelsulphur
2Old Dutchsweval—
3Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old Dutch sweval →Every word from Middle Dutch swēvel →
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