Where does “salwe” come from?
salwe (Middle English) comes from Old English sealh, from Proto-West Germanic salh, from Proto-Germanic salhô, from Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
salwe (Middle English): willow, sallow
Ancestry of “salwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sealh | willow, sallow |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | salh | willow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | salhô | willow, sallow |
| 4 | Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |
Words derived from “salwe”