Where does “swelen” come from?
swelen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German swēlen, from Old Saxon swelan, from Proto-West Germanic swelan, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
swelen (Low German): to smoulder
Ancestry of “swelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | swēlen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | swelan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | swelan | to burn |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swelaną | to burn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
Words derived from “swelen”