Where does “swalwe” come from?
swalwe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.
Ancestry of “swalwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | swalwa | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swalwā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |
Words derived from “swalwe”