Where does “Schwiefel” come from?

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

Schwiefel (Luxembourgish): sulfur

Definitions

  1. sulfur

Ancestry of “Schwiefel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswevel—
2Old High Germansweval—
3Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblaz →Every word from Old High German sweval →Every word from Middle High German swevel →