Where does “Schwelle” come from?

Schwelle (German) comes from Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Schwelle (German): threshold; railroad tie, railway sleeper

Definitions

  1. threshold; railroad tie, railway sleeper

Ancestry of “Schwelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswelle—
2Old High Germanswelli—
3Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “Schwelle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulī →Every word from Old High German swelli →
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