Where does “swalwa” come from?

swalwa (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

Ancestry of “swalwa”, step by step

swalwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *swalwā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
2Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow

via Proto-Germanic *swalwā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*swalwā—

Words derived from “swalwa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā →