Where does “Schwellung” come from?

Schwellung (German) 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,...

Schwellung (German): swelling

Definitions

  1. swelling

Ancestry of “Schwellung”, step by step

Schwellung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwellen

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,...

via German Schwelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwellethreshold; railroad tie, railway sleeper
2Middle High Germanswelle—
3Old High Germanswelli—
4Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Old High German swellan →
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