Where does “schwelen” come from?

schwelen (German) comes from Low German swelen, from Middle Low German swēlen, from Old Saxon swelan, from Proto-West Germanic swelan, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

schwelen (German): to smoulder

Definitions

  1. to smoulder

Ancestry of “schwelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanswelento smoulder
2Middle Low Germanswēlen—
3Old Saxonswelan—
4Proto-West Germanicswelanto burn
5Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swelan →