Where does “swevel” come from?

swevel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

Ancestry of “swevel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansweval
2Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

Words derived from “swevel

Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblazEvery word from Old High German sweval