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

Definitions

  1. to smoulder

Ancestry of “smeulen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsmōlen—
2Old Dutchsmolen—
3Proto-West Germanicsmallijanto glow, burn, smoulder
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmel-to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smallijan →Every word from Old Dutch smolen →