Where does “svalr” come from?

svalr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swalaz, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svalr (Old Norse): cool, cold

Definitions

  1. cool, cold

Ancestry of “svalr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswalazcold
2Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “svalr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swalaz →