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Where does “swegelwuldor” come from?

swegelwuldor (Old English) comes from Old English wuldor, from Proto-Germanic wulþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wl̥tus, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

swegelwuldor (Old English): the glory of heaven; heavenly glory

Definitions

  1. the glory of heaven; heavenly glory

Ancestry of “swegelwuldor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuldorglory, splendour
2Proto-Germanicwulþuzglory
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwl̥tus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →