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Where does “swealwe” come from?

swealwe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

swealwe (Old English): swallow

Definitions

  1. swallow

Ancestry of “swealwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swalwā—
2Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow

Words derived from “swealwe”

  • swalewe
  • swalowe
  • swalwe
Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ →