Where does “svelta” come from?

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

svelta (Icelandic): to starve

Definitions

  1. to starve

Ancestry of “svelta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesveltato starve, to have hunger; to starve
2Proto-Germanicsweltanąto die; succumb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sweltaną →Every word from Old Norse svelta →