swevel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sweval, from Proto-Germanic *sweblaz.

Noun

swēvel m

1. sulphur

Alternative forms

• swāvel

Descendants

• Dutch: zwavel
  • Afrikaans: swawel
  • Negerhollands: swafel
  • → Sranan Tongo: swafru, swarfu
    • → Aukan: swalufu
    • → Kari'na: suwapulu
    • → Saramaccan: suwálufu
• Limburgish: zwaevel
• → West Frisian: swevel

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swavel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page swavel