Where does “swealwe” come from?
swealwe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.
swealwe (Old English): swallow
Ancestry of “swealwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *swalwā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |
Words derived from “swealwe”