Where does “swellen” come from?

swellen (Low German) comes from Old Saxon swellan, from Proto-West Germanic *swellan, from Proto-Germanic swellaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

swellen (Low German): to swell up; to bulge

Definitions

  1. to swell up; to bulge

Ancestry of “swellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonswellanto swell
2Proto-West Germanic*swellan—
3Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swellaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swellan →