Where does “zwellen” come from?

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

zwellen (Dutch): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “zwellen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zwellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Old Dutch swellan →