Where does “smeulen” come from?
smeulen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch smōlen, from Old Dutch smolen, from Proto-West Germanic smallijan, from Proto-Indo-European smel- — to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...
smeulen (Dutch): to smoulder
Ancestry of “smeulen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | smōlen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | smolen | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | smallijan | to glow, burn, smoulder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smel- | to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,... |