Where does “sval” come from?

sval (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): cool

Definitions

  1. cool

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 →
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