Where does “smölen” come from?
smölen (Low German) comes from Old Saxon smolian, from Proto-West Germanic smolōn.
smölen (Low German): to smoulder
Ancestry of “smölen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | smolian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | smolōn | — |