Where does “Svalbard” come from?

Svalbard (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Svalbarð, from Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic swalaz, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Ancestry of “Svalbard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSvalbarð—
2Old Norsesvalrcool, cold
3Proto-Germanicswalazcold
4Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “Svalbard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swalaz →