Where does “swalewe” come from?
swalewe (Middle English) comes from Old English swealwe, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.
swalewe (Middle English): Alternative form of swalwe
Definitions
- Alternative form of swalwe
Ancestry of “swalewe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | swealwe | swallow |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swalwā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |