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

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

Words derived from “swalwe

Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *swalwāEvery word from Old High German swalwa