Etymology Explorer
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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Saxon
sweval
—
2
Proto-Germanic
sweblaz
sulfur
Words derived from “swavel”
svávul
svavel
svovel
svovel
svovl
svávulpinnur
svavelsticka
svávuldós
svávulsýra
svávulsýrlingur
svovelinnhold
svoveldioksid
svoveldioksid
svovelinnhald
svovelkis
svovelkis
svovelsyre
svovelsyre
svaveldioxid
svavelosande
svavelsyra
svavelsyrlighet
svaveltrioxid
svavelväte
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