Where does “upswell” come from?
upswell (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,...
upswell (English): A rising swell; To swell upward
Definitions
- A rising swell; To swell upward
Ancestry of “upswell”, step by step
upswell 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,... |