Where does “swoleness” come from?
swoleness (English) comes from English swole, from English swoll, from Middle English swal, 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,...
swoleness (English): The state, quality, or condition of being swole
Definitions
- The state, quality, or condition of being swole
Ancestry of “swoleness”, step by step
swoleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swole | simple past tense and past participle of swell:... |
| 2 | English | swoll | Alternative spelling of swole |
| 3 | Middle English | swal | — |
| 4 | Middle English | swellen | To swell; to grow or become bigger or stronger;... |
| 5 | Old English | swellan | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *swellan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swellaną | to swell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |