Where does “ŝveli” come from?

ŝveli (Esperanto) comes from German schwellen, from Middle High German swëllen, from Old High German swellan, from Proto-Germanic swellaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

ŝveli (Esperanto): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “ŝveli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwellento swell up; to bulge
2Middle High Germanswëllen—
3Old High Germanswellan—
4Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Old High German swellan →