Where does “kikkergezwel” come from?

kikkergezwel (Dutch) comes from Dutch gezwel, 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,...

kikkergezwel (Dutch): ranula

Definitions

  1. ranula

Ancestry of “kikkergezwel”, step by step

kikkergezwel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gezwel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgezweltumour, neoplasm
2Dutchzwellento swell
3Middle Dutchswellento swell
4Old Dutchswellanto swell
5Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Dutch kikker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkikkerA frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order...
2Dutchkikkento croak, sound like a frog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Old Dutch swellan →