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

Definitions

  1. to smoulder

Ancestry of “swelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanswēlen—
2Old Saxonswelan—
3Proto-West Germanicswelanto burn
4Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “swelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swelan →