Where does “szwalbka” come from?
szwalbka (Silesian) comes from German Schwalbe, from Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.
szwalbka (Silesian): swallow
Ancestry of “szwalbka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schwalbe | swallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe |
| 2 | Middle High German | swalwe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | swalwa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swalwā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |