Where does “Schwell” come from?

Schwell (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German swelli, from Proto-Germanic sulī, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

Schwell (Luxembourgish): threshold

Definitions

  1. threshold

Ancestry of “Schwell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswelli—
2Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
3Proto-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 →