zwaluw.
a swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae
Meaning & usage
a swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae
In de lente en zomer zie je vaak zwermen zwaluwen die door de lucht vliegen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch swaluwe, from Old Dutch *swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with Danish and Norwegian svale, English swallow, German Schwalbe, Swedish svala. Doublet of schwalbe.
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