Where does “swelleth” come from?
swelleth (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,...
swelleth (English): third-person singular present simple form of...
Definitions
- third-person singular present simple form of...
Ancestry of “swelleth”, step by step
swelleth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swell | To become bigger, especially due to being... |
| 2 | Middle English | swellen | To swell; to grow or become bigger or stronger;... |
| 3 | Old English | swellan | to swell |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swellan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swellaną | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |