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Where does “swalaz” come from?

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

swalaz (Proto-Germanic): cold

Definitions

  1. cold

Ancestry of “swalaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swalaz”

  • svalna
  • sval
  • svale
  • sval
  • svala
  • sval
  • sval
  • svalur
  • svalr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →