Where does “sval” come from?

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

sval (Norwegian Bokmål): cool; imperative of svale

Definitions

  1. cool; imperative of svale

Ancestry of “sval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvalrcool, cold
2Proto-Germanicswalazcold
3Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swalaz →