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Where does “gezwel” come from?

gezwel (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwellen, from Middle Dutch swellen, from Old Dutch swellan, from Proto-Germanic swellaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

gezwel (Dutch): tumour, neoplasm

Definitions

  1. tumour, neoplasm

Ancestry of “gezwel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwellento swell
2Middle Dutchswellento swell
3Old Dutchswellanto swell
4Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “gezwel”

  • kikkergezwel
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