Where does “schwele” come from?

schwele (Alemannic German) comes from Low German swelen, from Middle Low German swēlen, from Old Saxon swelan, from Proto-West Germanic swelan, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

schwele (Alemannic German): to cook through; to cook well

Definitions

  1. to cook through; to cook well

Ancestry of “schwele”, step by step

schwele traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German swelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanswelento smoulder
2Middle Low Germanswēlen—
3Old Saxonswelan—
4Proto-West Germanicswelanto burn
5Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Middle High German swëllen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswëllen—
2Old High Germanswellan—
3Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swelan →