Where does “smolder” come from?

smolder (English) comes from Middle English smolderen, from Middle English smolder, from Proto-West Germanic smolōn.

smolder (English): To burn with no flame and little smoke; To show...

Definitions

  1. To burn with no flame and little smoke; To show...

Ancestry of “smolder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsmolderento suffocate, stifle
2Middle Englishsmoldersmoke, smoky vapour
3Proto-West Germanicsmolōn—

Words derived from “smolder”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic smolōn →Every word from Middle English smolder →Every word from Middle English smolderen →