Where does “svølgja” come from?

svølgja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse svelgja, from Proto-Germanic swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European swelk-, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svølgja (Faroese): to swallow; to accept; to be able to take more...

Definitions

  1. to swallow; to accept; to be able to take more...

Ancestry of “svølgja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvelgja—
2Proto-Germanicswelganąto gulp, gobble, swallow, devour; to revel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswelk-to gulp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swelk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelganą →