Where does “svella” come from?

svella (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse svella, from Proto-Germanic swellaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svella (Icelandic): to swell, to surge

Definitions

  1. to swell, to surge

Ancestry of “svella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvellato swell
2Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Old Norse svella →