Where does “preswell” come from?

preswell (English) comes from English swell, from Middle English swellen, from Old English swellan, from Proto-West Germanic *swellan, from Proto-Germanic swellaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

preswell (English): To cause to become engorged with fluid prior to...

Definitions

  1. To cause to become engorged with fluid prior to...

Ancestry of “preswell”, step by step

preswell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English swell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswellTo become bigger, especially due to being...
2Middle EnglishswellenTo swell; to grow or become bigger or stronger;...
3Old Englishswellanto swell
4Proto-West Germanic*swellan
5Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via English pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Proto-Germanic swellanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *swellan