Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swalaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From the verb *swelaną (to burn slowly, create a burningly cold sensation).

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Pronunciation

Adjective

*swalaz

  1. cold
    Antonyms: *warmaz, *haitaz

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old Norse: svalr
    • Icelandic: svalur
    • Faroese: svalur
    • Norwegian: sval
    • Old Swedish: sval
    • Old Danish: swal

Further reading

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “swaljan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 494