Etymology

swally

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Today it means: The act of swallowing. Full definition →

Northern Middle English swelgh ← Old English ġeswelg ← Proto-West Germanic *swelg
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swally · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*swelgaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*swelg
  3. Old English · inherited fromġeswelg
  4. Northern Middle English · inherited fromswelgh“throat, whirlpool, pit”
  5. English todayswally

Inherited from Northern Middle English swelgh (“throat, whirlpool, pit”), from Old English ġeswelg, swelh, from Proto-West Germanic *swelg, swalgi, from Proto-Germanic *swelgaz, *swalgiz; thus a dialectal form of swallow (noun).

swally · verb2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*swelganą
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*swelgan
  3. Old English · inherited fromswelgan
  4. Northern Middle English · inherited fromsweligh
  5. English todayswally

Inherited from Northern Middle English sweligh, from Old English swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą; thus a dialectal form of swallow (verb).

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