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”