Where does “swalwe” come from?

swalwe (Middle English) comes from Old English swealwe, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

swalwe (Middle English): A swallow or a swift; The meat of such birds

Definitions

  1. A swallow or a swift; The meat of such birds

Ancestry of “swalwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswealweswallow
2Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
3Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow

Words derived from “swalwe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā →Every word from Old English swealwe →