< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sweblaz
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Unknown. Cf. Proto-Indo European *swelplos (whence probably Latin sulfur), from the root *swel- (“to burn, smoulder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsweβ.lɑz/
Noun
*sweblaz m
- sulfur
Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *sweblaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *sweblaz | *sweblōz, *sweblōs | |
vocative | *swebl | *sweblōz, *sweblōs | |
accusative | *sweblą | *sweblanz | |
genitive | *sweblas, *swiblis | *sweblǫ̂ | |
dative | *swiblai | *sweblamaz | |
instrumental | *sweblō | *sweblamiz |
Derived terms
- Old English: swefl, swefel, swæfl
- Middle English: swefel, swewel
- English: swavel (archaic)
- Middle English: swefel, swewel
- Old Frisian: *swevel
- Saterland Frisian: Swieuwel
- Old Saxon: sweval
- Middle Low German: swevel, swavel
- → Norwegian: svovel
- → Swedish: svavel
- → Danish: svovl
- → Faroese: svávul
- → Estonian: väävel
- Middle Low German: swevel, swavel
- Old Dutch: *sweval
- Middle Dutch: swēvel
- Dutch: zwavel
- Limburgish: zwaevel
- → West Frisian: swevel
- Middle Dutch: swēvel
- Old High German: swebal, sweval
- Middle High German: swëbel
- German: Schwebel, Schwefel
- → Slovene: žvêplo
- Luxembourgish: Schwiefel
- Vilamovian: śwaowuł
- German: Schwebel, Schwefel
- → Old Church Slavonic: жоупелъ (župelŭ), зюпелъ (zjupelŭ)
- → Russian: жу́пел (žúpel)
- Middle High German: swëbel
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌱𐌻𐍃 (swibls)