Where does “svelle” come from?

svelle (Italian) comes from German Schwelle, from Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

svelle (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

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  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “svelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwellethreshold; railroad tie, railway sleeper
2Middle High Germanswelle—
3Old High Germanswelli—
4Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sulī →Every word from Old High German swelli →