Where does “zwelgen” come from?
zwelgen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swelgen, from Old High German swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
zwelgen (Dutch): to eat greedily, gulp down, gobble up, guzzle; to...
Definitions
- to eat greedily, gulp down, gobble up, guzzle; to...
Ancestry of “zwelgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | swelgen | to swallow; to devour |
| 2 | Old High German | swelgan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *swelgan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swelganą | to gulp, gobble, swallow, devour; to revel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swelk- | to gulp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
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