Where does “schwellen” come from?

schwellen (German) comes 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,...

schwellen (German): to swell up; to bulge

Definitions

  1. to swell up; to bulge

Ancestry of “schwellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswëllen—
2Old High Germanswellan—
3Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “schwellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Old High German swellan →