Where does “swelċ” come from?

swelċ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic swalīkaz, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).

swelċ (Old English): such; like that, that kind of

Definitions

  1. such; like that, that kind of

Ancestry of “swelċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswalīkazsuch, that kind of, that sort of
2Proto-Germanicswaso, thus, in this manner
3Proto-Germanicswēlike, similar to; just like, in the same manner...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēself (reflexive pronoun)

Words derived from “swelċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swē →Every word from Proto-Germanic swa →