Where does “swavel” come from?

swavel (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sweval, from Proto-Germanic sweblaz — sulfur.

Ancestry of “swavel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsweval
2Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur

Words derived from “swavel

Every word from Proto-Germanic sweblazEvery word from Old Saxon sweval