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
Ancestry of “schwelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | swelen | to smoulder |
| 2 | Middle Low German | swēlen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | swelan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swelan | to burn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swelaną | to burn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |