Where does “sulten” come from?

sulten (Danish) comes from Old Norse soltinn, from Old Norse svelta, from Proto-Germanic sweltaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

sulten (Danish): Hungry, wanting to eat; Greatly desiring...

Definitions

  1. Hungry, wanting to eat; Greatly desiring...

Ancestry of “sulten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesoltinndead; hungry, starving; past participle of svelta
2Old Norsesveltato starve, to have hunger; to starve
3Proto-Germanicsweltanąto die; succumb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “sulten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sweltaną →Every word from Old Norse svelta →