Where does “sweotollic” come from?

sweotollic (Old English) comes from Old English sweotol, from Proto-Germanic switulaz, from Proto-Germanic sw-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sweotollic (Old English): clear, plain, obvious

Definitions

  1. clear, plain, obvious

Ancestry of “sweotollic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsweotolclear, intelligible; evident, distinct
2Proto-Germanicswitulazclear; evident
3Proto-Germanicsw-self
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic sw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic switulaz →
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